The CEO of OpenAI (Sam Altman) has compared his firm’s work on artificial intelligence to the Manhattan Project, where the first nuclear weapon was developed during World War II. Just like the warnings against the development of the atomic bomb, more than 2,000 tech experts and leaders across the world signed a letter calling for a pause…
Humans are slow and expensive while robots are fast and cheap to operate. Unfortunately, robots can’t read behavioural cues like a human can and pivot immediately with high accuracy. Their algorithms just aren’t there yet. What we need is a cyborg adviser, “enhanced” to do what a robot can do while managing the emotional flow…
Every bank left financial planning in the wake of the Hayne Commission leaving a lot of money on the table to remediate clients for poor financial advice. Have the risk/reward dynamics improved in such a short time to tempt them to return? Deloitte’s Mark Ryan remarked at the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) Conference…
The real future of financial planning [cherry_spacer size=”20″] Amazon’s Alexa [cherry_spacer size=”10″] I recently took part in an Amazon Alexa “hackathon” (a friendly “design” jamboree) that invited participants to “Invent the Next Generation of Alexa Experiences That Go Beyond Voice”. We were urged to create a skill that combines voice with rich sound, visuals, touch…
New technologies for financial planning – Open banking What is open banking? Open banking allows some customers to securely share their banking data with third parties that have been accredited by Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). These would typically be other banks who are automatically accredited and fintechs who need to apply. It is…
