The Fear Index review: A psychological thriller with a dash of AI

Photo: Alex Hoffman (Josh Hartnett) creates an AI-based system to monetise fear in The Fear Index. Sky. Review by Linda Marric. New Scientist – February 9, 2022.

When a wealthy technology entrepreneur invents an AI-driven system capable of predicting how human fear affects the world’s financial markets, nothing turns out quite as he planned

In recent years, big corporations have made it their business to keep a close eye on developments in artificial intelligence. From predicting trends in markets to planning risk-mitigation strategies, companies are constantly on the lookout for new ways to capitalize on AI to stay ahead of the game. The Fear Index, a four-part psychological thriller based on Robert Harris’s 2011 bestselling novel of the same name, explores the ethical and moral issues wrapped up in applying AI to business, and asks some pertinent questions about the morality of using scientific advances for the sole purpose of making money. […]

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