By Clancy Yeates
Publication Date: 2026-03-01 18:00:00
The recent market turmoil over artificial intelligence has centered on fears that entire industries could be upended, jobs eliminated and company values diminished.
These are all very valid concerns. But there’s another important thread in the AI discussion that gets far less attention: how the rise of AI could change the way millions of people handle their money (assuming they still have a job, of course).
You see, AI is not just a cost-cutting tool that companies can exploit recklessly. It could also change the markets in which large companies sell their products, thanks to bots designed to help us improve our finances…
