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Welcome to our weekly edition of AI & Finance™!
Yes, it was busy once again in the world of AI & Finance, but we start out this week with a discussion of trust. A lot of workers in the financial services industry-heck, a lot of people in general-are struggling with trust issues when it comes to AI. Indeed, a lot is at stake when we ask what data is being used to train our artificial intelligence models, who gets to see said data, and what steps are being taken to protect that data. And given AI's propensity to hallucinate, can its output always be believed? Are today's AI agents and assistants giving us biased information? We tackle some of these issues, first in our introduction to our AI & Finance headlines, where we point out that traditional information sources for the wealth management industry may not be as trustworthy as they seem, and then in AI Education, where we look at the topic of AI sovereignty, in which perhaps some of our concerns about artificial intelligence will be addressed... CHECK IT ALL OUT BELOW!
In the wealth management industry, many news writers have biases towards the independent advisor space, towards smaller advisors and towards younger and more progressive practitioners. They're often biased away from technology and towards traditional service models. Further muddling matters, many of the owners and publishers of wealth management trade publications also have ownership stakes in third-party service providers working in wealth management. They can't give their own readers unbiased, trustworthy versions of the news because they are stakeholders in said news. Most trade publications have their fingers in several wealth management service providers while purporting to be a trustworthy source of news for the industry... CONTINUE HERE
As businesses, states and individuals ramp up their use and development of artificial intelligence, questions of control are emerging. According to some onlookers, the world is moving towards a new technological "Cold War" driven by artificial intelligence, one that will inevitably pit technology developed by the so-called Free World of the West against political adversaries led by China. Hence, the rapid rise of DeepSeek, the Chinese AI powerhouse, was interpreted by many political and economic analysts as a "shot across the bow" for technology firms and policymakers in the West. While much of the focus has been on the competition to develop next-generation artificial intelligence... CONTINUE HERE
This week our announcements are led by one deal exceeding the $100 million threshold. The week's top reported deal, per FinSMEs, came from London-based Quantexa, a decision intelligence company, which raised a $175 million Series F round in part to expand its North American presence and seek out mergers and acquisitions. The next biggest announcement came from the robotic massage space, where New York-based Aescape brought in an $83 million round. The top five also included companies in the fintech and e-commerce spaces. Smaller funding raises that did not quite make our top 5 this week included announcements from the logistics, health care, and agentic fintech sectors... CONTINUE HERE
The week of March 1 to March 7, 2025, was marked by significant developments in artificial intelligence (AI), reflecting its expanding influence across various sectors. From corporate advancements and strategic shifts to regulatory considerations and ethical debates, these events underscore AI's transformative impact on technology, security, and society. Also, as we were researching this info, Chat GPT 4.0 froze up on us multiple times. As those of you in the industry may know, there are some newer versions of this technology that have recently been released to the public. We have found them to perform well in previous research requests, but... CONTINUE HERE
In this podcast, our dynamic AI duo - Al & Ivy - discuss the uncertain future of NATO. The content was generated thru NotebookLM from a blog post published on the MacIver Institute Website. The content source argues that NATO is effectively dead due to a lack of unified commitment and the potential for inaction by key members like the United States. It suggests that figures like Trump prioritize deal-making over defending allies, potentially undermining Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty. The author contends that NATO's consensus-based decision-making process, coupled with varying levels of military strength and political will among members... CONTINUE HERE
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