BlackRock, the largest US investment management firm, has started to replace human stock‐pickers with the full automated investment program, based on self‐learning artificial intelligence algorithms. This is the first high‐profile case in the financial industry where artificial intelligence replaces human discretion. The advanced version of BlackRock Robo‐Advisor can also be customized to perform within the strategic planning framework. Human discretionary decision‐making jobs are at risk of being replaced by machines.
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