For almost half of the investors surveyed by ING (47%), now is the time to invest in companies developing artificial intelligence (AI), according to the bank’s investor barometer on Monday.
A fifth of respondents say they plan to buy shares, funds or ETFs (an investment that seeks to track a stock market index) active in the field of AI over the next few months. This intention is more popular among the under-35s, where 41% plan to invest in artificial intelligence in the near future.This is despite the fact that almost 40% of the investors surveyed consider that the risk of investing in AI is higher than elsewhere.Opinions on artificial intelligence differ according to age and gender, with younger people and men being more in favour.
For example, 38% of the men surveyed expect AI to have a positive impact on growth, compared with 27% who are negative. Among women, the proportion is reversed: 33% expect a negative impact, compared with 24% who are positive.
Almost a third of respondents (31%) consider it important to invest in companies using artificial intelligence.Seventy per cent of investors are convinced that artificial intelligence will have a “significant effect” on the labour market, both creating and eliminating jobs.
Furthermore, around 60% of investors believe that AI represents a “significant opportunity”.
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