This article was syndicated by Endowus in partnership with Thematics Asset Management, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers. If we were to envision the development of artificial intelligence (AI) as a blockbuster movie, how would it be portrayed? According to Natixis Investment Managers’ latest survey of institutional investors, most associate AI with a future that is depicted more accurately in the film Moneyball (50%), than in The Terminator (6%). Of course, this is not influenced by their preference for Brad Pitt over Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the respondents reckon that AI is “just a new tool for analysing data rather than a key opening door to a dystopian future.” Also, 35% of them draw parallels between AI and the Sci-fi thriller War Games, expressing concerns that hackers could set off geopolitical, economic, or social turmoil. After an exciting year for AI and peripheral themes in 2023, is there value...