Marie Brière at the Heart of the Mermoz Debate on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Information

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AI and Information: Marie Brière Discusses New Economic, Financial and Democratic Challenges

On the occasion of the Aix-en-Provence Economic Meetings, the Managing Director of the Louis Bachelier Institute took part in the Mermoz debate dedicated to the economic and social transformations brought about by artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence: A New Way of Accessing and Interpreting Information

Mermoz’s latest debate focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on information, democracy and the economy. Held during the Aix-en-Provence Economic Meetings, the discussion brought together several experts, including Marie Brière, Managing Director of the Louis Bachelier Institute, Head of Investor Research at Amundi, and author of an article on AI and financial stability in the latest issue of Mermoz.

Asked about how the value of information is changing in the age of artificial intelligence, Marie Brière explained that AI is profoundly transforming access to data, particularly in the financial sector through the development of alternative data sources (such as textual and satellite data).

According to her, the challenge no longer lies solely in collecting information, but in the ability to identify relevant signals amid noise, verify the reliability of sources, and correctly interpret the available data.

AI and Finance: Opportunities and New Risks for Financial Stability

Marie Brière also highlighted the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence to reduce certain information asymmetries and improve financial decision-making. However, she warned of the risks associated with biases in AI models and the possibility of analyses becoming overly standardized if market participants rely on similar tools.

These developments raise new questions for financial stability: how can we harness AI’s capabilities while limiting the risks linked to automated decisions and increasingly correlated behaviors in financial markets?

A Debate on the Economic, Democratic and Technological Challenges of AI

The Mermoz debate also brought together Jacques Pommeraud, CEO of Inetum, Stéphanie Stantcheva, economist at Harvard, and Clara Chappaz, Ambassador for Artificial Intelligence. Their contributions provided a range of perspectives on trust in AI models, the transformation of information, and the challenges of technological sovereignty.

In conclusion, Marie Brière emphasized that “the impact of AI will be what we choose to make of it,” highlighting the collective responsibility of companies, researchers and citizens in the development of these technologies.

The replay of the Mermoz debate is available for further exploration of the reflections on artificial intelligence, information, and their economic and social impacts.

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