Valérie Baudson shared key insights on AI’s impact, opportunities, and risks in asset management during the AMF panel on Deep Finance.
At the recent AMF conference, Valérie Baudson, took part in the panel “Deep finance, the opportunities and challenges of AI in the financial sector,” where she shared our practical experience and vision on artificial intelligence in asset management.
Valérie emphasized that AI is becoming a new industrial infrastructure layer, transforming areas like customer service, compliance, and investment research.
She highlighted Amundi’s Alto Studio platform, which securely integrates data and AI engines to support innovative use cases such as issuer research, geopolitical sentiment analysis, portfolio optimization, and ESG research using alternative data.
She stressed that AI is not just a tool but a core part of reshaping investment decision-making, risk management, and competitive advantage. However, Valérie also underlined the importance of human insight and supervision to manage AI risks, including model bias, data quality, and the challenges of decentralized innovation.
Valérie Baudson outlined our approach to risk management with clear data pipelines, continuous monitoring, and a collective AI governance framework ensuring human responsibility remains central.
She concluded that AI copilots serve as decision-support tools, with final investment decisions firmly in human hands, reinforcing our commitment to responsible and innovative asset management.
