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Mark McDonald
Head of AI and data science at HSBC Global Investment Research, specialising in applications of AI to financial markets and risk-aware model development.
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Dec 5, 2025
• 22min
The Macro Brief – Where next for AI?
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Mark McDonald, Head of AI and Data Science at HSBC, and Yuning Bai, Data Scientist, delve into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence in finance. They discuss the rapid adoption of AI in the US compared to Europe and explore whether AI can generate profitable FX trade ideas. The duo highlights the struggle of models to replace human intuition and warns about biases in AI recommendations. They also define agentic AI, emphasizing its potential along with the need for human oversight to mitigate risks. Is the AI boom a bubble? They dissect this debate too!
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