Ray Dalio Reveals He Has Been Using AI For Decision Making Over 35-40 Years – Says It’s Big Part Of What Made Bridgewater Successful

• Dalio stated that if he fed his criteria and principles for making a decision into an algorithm and equations, after aligning the “expert system” with his intellect, the system would process much more complex information much faster.
• He added that large language models have made this process even more seamless and useful.
• According to Citigroup, future AI additions for investment management include generating long-term strategic signals and time-series forecasting.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio revealed on Wednesday that he has been using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for decision-making for the past 35-40 years.

In a post on X, Dalio explained that he realized that if he fed his criteria and principles for making a decision to an algorithm and equations, and aligned the “expert system” with his intellect, the system would process much more complex information much faster.

“I could have inspiration and logic and so on. It was a great partnership, ” Dalio said. “That investment decision-making is what made Bridgewater successful,” he added.

AI Before ChatGPT

Dalio added that he tried to computerize his principles and built a coach in the form of an app to allow the people he was working with to ask questions and leverage his decision-making process.

He added that large language models have made this process even more seamless and useful.

Agentic AI And Investments

In a research note, Citigroup stated that generative and agentic AI are being used not just to achieve efficiency gains but also to enable advanced research, analysis, and decision-making.

As Dalio pointed out, the firm stated that the use of AI has enabled the processing of “unprecedented” data volumes and the automation of complex workflows.

“AI applications are expanding across investment, distribution, and operations, with new use cases emerging and a growing “wishlist” for future potential uses, including research assistants, predictive analytics, and automated decision-making support,” the firm said in its note.

Future additions to AI for investment management include the generation of long-term strategic signals and time series forecasting, it added.

Meanwhile, U.S. equities were mixed in Wednesday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, was up by 0.07%, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) fell 0.18%, while the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) rose 0.45%. Retail sentiment around the S&P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘neutral’ territory.

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