Domo Arigato, Mr. Broboto
Motley Fool Answers
The Motley Fool
4.4 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2017
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
One of the fastest growing trends right now is the rise of automation. Are robots, algorithms, and artificial intelligence going to put you out of a job? What companies are leading the charge and should you invest in them? We’ll tackle these questions and assuage Bro’s fears of a robot uprising with the help of Motley Fool senior analyst Simon Erickson.
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| 0:23.2 | This is Motleyful Answers. I'm Alison Southwick, and I'm joined, as always, by Robert |
| 0:26.5 | Brokamp, personal finance expert here at the Motley Fool. |
| 0:29.9 | Greetings, Allison. |
| 0:30.9 | Hello. In this week's episode, we're going to enlist the help of Motley Fool senior |
| 0:34.7 | analyst Simon Erickson to help us understand the disruptive |
| 0:37.8 | trend of automation and AI, self-driving cars, drones, Alexa, what will it mean for your job |
| 0:43.5 | and your portfolio? We'll also answer your question about investing in an artificial intelligence |
| 0:48.4 | ETF. All that and more on this week's episode of Motleyful Answers. It's time for Answers! And today's |
| 0:56.0 | question comes from John. John writes, I've been looking at artificial intelligence, |
| 1:00.4 | ETFs, and or mutual funds. I see this as an industry that is only beginning to show its potential |
| 1:05.2 | and will carry into the future with high rewards. My question, are there any recommendations |
| 1:10.0 | on such funds that I should look into? |
| 1:12.3 | And what should I look at when comparing funds? Thank you, big fan of your podcast, John. |
| 1:17.0 | And joining us to help answer that question is Simon Erickson. |
| 1:21.0 | Hi, Simon. Hey, bro. Glad to be here. I feel like I'm in a room full of celebrities. Thanks |
| 1:25.2 | having me on the program. Oh, nice to have you. So, Simon, you work on Motley Fool Explorer for Supernova, and you are a big, I don't know, techy, nerdy, AI, robotics following kind of guy. |
| 1:43.4 | I like the techy part of that of guy. Are you human? |
| 1:44.4 | Are you human? |
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