Deep Dive: How Machines Are Becoming Better Investors Than Humans

Today, public and private information are instantly priced in. As such, strategies that depend on reacting to news, reading filings, or “having an opinion” compete in a game where the half-life...

Humans are not wired to win in today’s modern markets. For most of history, investing was about relationships, judgment, and timing. It was about who you knew, what you believed, and whether you had the conviction to act. That edge worked when information was scarce, and markets were slower. Today, public and private information are instantly priced in. As such, strategies that depend on reacting to news, reading filings, or “having an opinion” compete in a game where the half-life of new information is measured in milliseconds. No human, no matter how smart, experienced, or…