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Finance’s AI job cull fears are overblown, tech leaders say

Ninety percent of City jobs will change, but many won’t be axed completely

Left to right: Financial News’s Justin Cash, Faculty’s Marc Warner, HSBC’s Sonya Iovieno, IBM Consulting’s Prashant Jajodia and Quantexa’s Vishal Marria
Left to right: Financial News’s Justin Cash, Faculty’s Marc Warner, HSBC’s Sonya Iovieno, IBM Consulting’s Prashant Jajodia and Quantexa’s Vishal Marria Photo: City and Financial Global

Fears that artificial intelligence will replace vast swathes of finance jobs are overblown, according to technology leaders working with top banks.

Speaking on a City Week panel moderated by Financial News, experts predicted that 90% of City jobs will change thanks to AI, but won’t necessarily be scrapped entirely.

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