Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools like ChatGPT are set to shake up the finance sector, according to a new poll from JP Morgan. Over half of traders surveyed in JP Morgan's eTrading survey felt that AI and machine learning will be the most influential technology over the next three years, a rise of 25 percent from last year. This was a major change from last year when mobile trading applications topped the survey with 29 percent and blockchain technology scored 25 percent. AI and machine learning has had a big impact on traders in recent years. The technology can analyse and process huge amounts of data far more accurately than humans, identifying patterns and trends.

CFA Institute, a global association of investment professionals, released the fourth report in its Future of Work series, exploring the Context, Culture, and Content of Work in the investment industry. Advancing technologies and hybrid working continue to change the shape of careers in finance. The Future of Work in Investment Management: The Future of Skills and Learning draws on CFA Institute survey data to identify the skills and learning equation for building talent and careers in a rapidly transforming investment industry. The report highlights current gaps between the supply and demand for skills in the investment industry, examines learning trends, and proposes changes to investment teams to better leverage diverse talent and the combined power of discrete but complementary skills. Fewer than half of survey respondents receive support from employers to develop the new skills they need.

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We have all seen the rapid rise of new technologies that are disrupting the way we live our everyday lives. From our mobile devices, e-commerce retailing, sharing economy companies and a plethora of automated functionalities – innovation has changed our lives beyond recognition. It is through this relentless drive of technological innovation that has revolutionised the automotive sector. Despite the ongoing controversies around diesel and petrol cars, and the gradual implementation of electric vehicles, one of the more sci-fi adaptations that will be arriving on our roads in the near future is autonomous vehicles. But when will this happen?