How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used in Your Investing in 2025

Learn how artificial intelligence is used in investing and how it can help you be a better investor.

By Jeremy Bowman – Updated Aug 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM | Fact-checked by Frank Bass

Key Points

AI is used for algorithmic trading, analyzing trends for faster, unbiased trade execution.
Investors utilize AI in sentiment analysis to predict market movements based on public mood.
AI assists in portfolio optimization, enhancing decisions on diversification and risk management.

Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, the business world has been captivated by artificial intelligence (AI), so it shouldn't be a surprise that investors are looking for new ways to use AI in investing.

The applications for generative AI and other forms of the emerging technology are opening up new ways for its use in investing. Now, investors are not only looking for companies that could make a fortune from AI but also for ways to use AI to become better investors and improve their returns.

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An infographic showing five different examples of how artificial intelligence could be used in investing. — Image source: The Motley Fool.

In this look at AI and investing, we'll review the definition of artificial intelligence, discuss several ways that AI is being applied in investing, and explore how artificial intelligence could affect the future of investing.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the use of machines to mimic human intelligence.

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Bid and Ask

Bid and ask are two points of a price quote. Bid is the price investors will pay for an asset, while ask is the price they’ll sell it for.

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About the Author

Jeremy Bowman has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst, covering technology, consumer goods, and macroeconomic trends since 2011. Before The Motley Fool, Jeremy was a newspaper reporter, restaurant manager, and English teacher abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Colorado College and a master’s degree in business administration from American University. One of his Motley Fool headlines was briefly featured on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

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