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Future of Finance Season 3

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Hosted by Professor Itay Goldstein, the third season of Future of Finance gathers leading scholars, experts from the industry, and regulatory officials, to explore the different ways AI is changing the financial landscape. Professor Goldstein and his guests will examine AI’s impact on quantitative finance, markets and the economy, policy…Read More

The Hidden Financial Risks of the AI Boom

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Professor Joao Gomes, Wharton's Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives, recently joined Knowledge at Wharton's This Week in Business podcast to discuss the accelerating investment in artificial intelligence. He argues that policymakers should look beyond inflation and pay closer attention to how the boom is being financed.…Read More

Itay Goldstein on AI’s Opportunity and Risk in Finance

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"Regulators need to move with the frontier, understand how markets evolve, and take actions as needed." – Itay Goldstein Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the finance sector, and posing enormous questions for professionals, regulators, and researchers about how the field will navigate the massive potential and systemic risks that come…Read More

2026 Wharton Future of Finance Forum

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On January 15, 2026, the Harris Family Alternative Investments Program and the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) hosted the third annual Wharton Future of Finance Forum at Penn Washington. Against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, the event convened academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the…Read More

2024 Wharton Future of Finance Forum

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On December 9, 2024, the Harris Family Alternative Investments Program and the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research hosted the second annual Wharton Future of Finance Forum at Penn Washington. This year's event brought together leading voices from academia, industry, and government to explore the transformative forces shaping global…Read More

One Year of Discoveries

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Over the past year, the Discoveries blog has hosted exclusive interviews with Wharton's leading finance faculty. These insightful conversations highlight key insights and research shaping the finance industry, many of these projects having been supported by Wharton's finance research centers. Topics include the nature of growth stocks, international USD holdings,…Read More

Future of Finance Season 1

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Hosted by Professor Itay Goldstein, this limited series takes a deep dive into the cutting-edge insights and pioneering perspectives of innovation experts in the finance industry. Discover the dynamic landscape of financial thought leadership as we explore concepts, groundbreaking research, and predictions that are shaping the future of finance. Part…Read More

From Algorithms to Alpha: Balancing Technology and Human Expertise

Below is an installment of the series, "From Algorithms to Innovation: AI Redefines the Frontiers of Global Finance" by Sarah Hammer, executive director at the Wharton School. This forward-looking series explores the unique capabilities and unprecedented challenges of generative AI across the financial landscape. In this installment, Sarah Hammer dives…Read More

AI-Powered Collusion in Financial Markets

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The use of artificial intelligence in capital markets is becoming more widespread due to its perceived ability to enhance efficiency. But a recent study by Itay Goldstein and Winston Wei Dou, which is part of the Jacobs Levy Center's working paper series on SSRN, demonstrates the ever-present risk of AI-powered…Read More

From Turing to Trading: How AI is Revolutionizing Finance

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This is the first installment of the new blog series, "From Algorithms to Innovation: AI Redefines the Frontiers of Global Finance" by Sarah Hammer, executive director at the Wharton School. This forward-looking series explores the unique capabilities and unprecedented challenges of generative AI across the financial landscape. Take a deep…Read More