HSBC Survey: 62% of Investors Still Trust Human Advisers Over AI for Final Decisions
An HSBC survey of roughly 10,000 affluent and high-net-worth investors across 10 markets finds that 62% continue to rely on financial advisers and institutions for final investment decisions, despite growing AI use in preliminary research.
HSBC has released a survey covering around 10,000 affluent and high-net-worth investors across 10 global markets. The findings show that while artificial intelligence is increasingly adopted for initial investment research, trust in human judgment remains dominant for final decision-making.
According to the survey, 62% of respondents still depend on financial advisers and institutions as their primary source of investment ideas and final decisions. This indicates a strong preference for human oversight, even as AI tools become more common in the early stages of the investment process.
Source: First Squawk