SoftBank Group's AI focus pays off as shares surge 18% on bullish sales forecast by Nvidia Corp. and upgrades by several companies. IPO aims to raise $10bn.
ChatGPT, the AI chatbot by OpenAI, has shown reliable results in predicting stock price movement, as backed up by a new University of Florida paper. Comparing over 50,000 headlines from NYSE, Nasdaq and more, ChatGPT outperforms traditional models with its advanced language understanding capabilities. Its accuracy has been tested in a survey by a financial comparison site, revealing a 4.9% growth amid the average 8% loss of leading funds. AI for asset management may soon lift global GDP by 7% and productivity growth by 1.5 percentage points. OpenAI's progress with ChatGPT brings future opportunities in finance and technology.
Coinbase executive Tim Grogan shared a screenshot of his ChatGPT tool that predicted the Bitcoin price in 2035. The ChatGPT results showed a 15% chance of a 99.99%+ decline by that year, making its relevance fade. Repetitions by GPT 3.5 & 4 showed standard deviations of less than 10%. It can help identify security flaws in Ethereum smart contracts and offer outlines to exploit them. Coinbase is a major digital exchange enabling traditional & crypto trades & services. Grogan is experienced in applying Machine Learning & AI in cryptocurrencies. He wants to enable individuals to make informed crypto investing/trading decisions.
Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder and CEO of Meta, witnessed his net worth increasing by $10.2 billion after the company's strong performance in the recently concluded quarterly results. The 14% stock rise was the third-largest in Zuckerberg's epic career, with his net worth now standing at $87.3 billion as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Revenue from the March quarter stood at $28.65 billion, a 3% y-o-y growth and beating expectations. Meta (formerly Facebook) also declared an estimated expenditure of $86-90 billion in 2021, including $3-5 billion of restructuring costs related to consolidation of facilities and personnel.