AI's Long-Term Investment Returns: On Par With Humans, Study Finds

A recent study reveals that artificial intelligence, particularly AI trading systems powered by large language models (LLMs), has not demonstrated a significant advantage over traditional human investment strategies in the long term. The research compared LLM-based AI trading with the common human approach of buying and holding assets. The findings indicate that the performance of AI in long-term investments is comparable to that of humans. This suggests that while AI offers automation and potentially new analytical capabilities, its ability to outperform human investors in long-term buy-and-hold scenarios remains unproven. The study implies that the hype around AI's transformative impact on long-term investment may need to be tempered with realistic expectations, as current AI models are not yet consistently outperforming established human methods.