Traders Overwhelmed by Iran News Are Turning to AI for Help
Crowds gather during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani and 84 sailors from an Iranian Navy frigate in Tehran on March 18.
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As Maxence Visseau spent the first few days of the Iran war trying to make sense of what the conflict would mean for markets, he put artificial intelligence at the heart of his investment process.
Large-language models enabled Visseau, the founder of investment firm Arkevium, to cut the time he spent on research by about 80%. He used Anthropic’s Claude to stress-test multiple scenarios in parallel, compare historical precedents and map out potential ripple effects across asset classes.