Can AI financial advice help you retire more comfortably?

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Artificial intelligence can provide general investment advice but cannot give tips based on your personal circumstances.

Artificial intelligence can provide general investment advice but cannot give tips based on your personal circumstances.

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Allison Schrager

When someone told me recently that her favourite use of artificial intelligence is for financial advice, I was horrified.

I am a retirement economist and my first reaction was self-pity: Now I know how doctors feel when people use AI for medical questions.

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