Podcasts from Irish Funds

Will Artificial Intelligence Transform the Funds Industry? - Panel Discussion (Annual Conference 2024)

Podcasts from Irish Funds

Show Notes

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference, which took place on the 23rd of May in Dublin.

This episode features the panel discussion entitled “Will Artificial Intelligence Transform the Funds Industry?”, which was moderated by Maria Flannery from KPMG and includes Martin Syms of BlackRock, John Herlihy of OpenAI, and John O’Doherty of Microsoft.

The panel discusses how and to what extent AI will transform the industry. They also share their own experiences of AI, and explore both the potential opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from our annual conference coming soon.

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