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.
Almost a third of respondents (31%) consider it important to invest in companies using artificial intelligence.
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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.
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”.
