
上月,來自全球各地的逾百名年輕富豪——包括創始人、繼承人與行業領袖——齊聚美國科羅拉多州奢華的山區小鎮阿斯彭。在高盛年度“掌舵人峰會”上,這些富裕客戶體驗了海豹突擊隊式的俯臥撐訓練,與財富大師薩希爾·布魯姆(Sahil Bloom)交流了理財心得,并與敏迪·卡靈共商財富傳承之道。但最引人矚目的議題,無疑是直面那個“房間里的大象”:人工智能。
從擔心崗位被自動化取代而焦慮不安的上班族,到奮力追趕競爭對手的科技公司CEO,人工智能已成為全民關注的議題。這是一個價值2800億美元的行業,它讓Anthropic的達里奧·阿莫迪(Dario Amodei)等領軍者身價飆升至數十億美元,并徹底顛覆了我們的職業與個人生活方式。因此,出席高盛年度峰會的富豪客戶們自然全神貫注。與會者多為三四十歲的精英,均來自高盛私人財富管理(PWM)部門,該部門平均賬戶規模超過7500萬美元,他們齊聚一堂,暢談對人工智能的焦慮與期待。
在為期三天的峰會期間,參會者與高盛高管們探討了關于人工智能的一切——從最具盈利潛力的投資,到該技術對環境的影響,再到其革新各行各業的潛力。然而,在熱議最火熱的AI初創企業和最新突破的同時,高盛必須澄清一個關鍵問題:盡管OpenAI的首席執行官薩姆·奧爾特曼(Sam Altman)和Meta的馬克·扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)將當前形勢與互聯網泡沫時期相提并論,但這家市值2380億美元的投行明確表示,我們并未陷入人工智能泡沫。
“我們確實討論了市場狀況,以及我們是否認為當前處于泡沫之中,”高盛舊金山私人財富管理部門區域主管布列塔尼·博爾斯·穆勒(Brittany Boals Moeller)告訴《財富》雜志。“我們認為當前并非泡沫期,并且我們對此保持著密切關注。”
“人工智能領域會存在贏家與輸家嗎?答案是肯定的。部分領域的估值無疑存在虛高情況,時間會證明是哪些領域。因此,客戶在如何進行人工智能投資方面保持審慎是明智之舉。”
高盛的高凈值客戶如何進行人工智能投資
“掌舵人峰會”的與會者對人工智能有諸多見解。這群人以千禧一代和年輕X世代為主,成長于互聯網時代,深知技術能夠改變現狀。博爾斯·穆勒指出,近期的人工智能突破也不例外。客戶們對這項技術非常了解,從如何有效向聊天機器人提問,到哪些公司正在掀起波瀾,他們都了然于胸。
“這是一群早期采用者,精力充沛且精通科技,因此關于人工智能的討論總體基調非常積極,”她解釋道。“我相信其中一些人對其發展方向有所擔憂。但也有很多人對這項創新感到非常興奮。”
有幾個AI領域尤其引起了他們的興趣:該技術對醫療保健、個人生產力和能源使用的影響。在醫學領域,人工智能已經得到有效應用。該技術能夠解讀中風患者腦部掃描的準確率是專業醫生的兩倍,能發現比人類更多的骨折,并能檢測出1000多種疾病的早期征兆。在生產力方面,許多人看到了無限機遇。人們正利用AI自動化處理日常瑣碎工作、規劃度假行程以及處理堆積如山的電子郵件。麥肯錫(McKinsey)發現,在企業案例中長期使用AI可帶來4.4萬億美元的額外生產力增長。
所有這些復雜的語言模型都需要能源驅動,“掌舵人峰會”上的百萬富翁們深知其能耗巨大。根據勞倫斯伯克利國家實驗室(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)的報告,預計僅三年內,數據中心一半以上的電力將用于AI。到2028年,僅AI的耗電量就可能相當于全美22%家庭用電的總和。博爾斯·穆勒表示,與會者既關注其對環境的影響,也在探尋如何以正確的方式投資AI相關能源領域。
“在AI的討論中,能源確實頻繁出現,既是客戶感興趣的投資機會,也需要平衡能源作為有限資源所引發的社會議題,”博爾斯·穆勒繼續說道,并補充說這是從“間接”角度參與AI價值創造的一種方式。“我們究竟該如何負責任地思考與能源需求相關的問題?”
人工智能無疑也是本世紀最大的投資機遇之一。高盛私人財富管理部門的客戶資產規模從1000萬美元到10億美元不等,他們資金充裕,隨時準備全力押注合適的機遇。英偉達(Nvidia)的股票被譽為“造富機器”,而Adobe對AI工具的積極采用使其成為投資者眼中突出的長期投資標的。此次峰會的與會者們也不想錯過這波浪潮。
“大家都為能更貼近[這項技術]而感到興奮。”博爾斯·穆勒說道。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
上月,來自全球各地的逾百名年輕富豪——包括創始人、繼承人與行業領袖——齊聚美國科羅拉多州奢華的山區小鎮阿斯彭。在高盛年度“掌舵人峰會”上,這些富裕客戶體驗了海豹突擊隊式的俯臥撐訓練,與財富大師薩希爾·布魯姆(Sahil Bloom)交流了理財心得,并與敏迪·卡靈共商財富傳承之道。但最引人矚目的議題,無疑是直面那個“房間里的大象”:人工智能。
從擔心崗位被自動化取代而焦慮不安的上班族,到奮力追趕競爭對手的科技公司CEO,人工智能已成為全民關注的議題。這是一個價值2800億美元的行業,它讓Anthropic的達里奧·阿莫迪(Dario Amodei)等領軍者身價飆升至數十億美元,并徹底顛覆了我們的職業與個人生活方式。因此,出席高盛年度峰會的富豪客戶們自然全神貫注。與會者多為三四十歲的精英,均來自高盛私人財富管理(PWM)部門,該部門平均賬戶規模超過7500萬美元,他們齊聚一堂,暢談對人工智能的焦慮與期待。
在為期三天的峰會期間,參會者與高盛高管們探討了關于人工智能的一切——從最具盈利潛力的投資,到該技術對環境的影響,再到其革新各行各業的潛力。然而,在熱議最火熱的AI初創企業和最新突破的同時,高盛必須澄清一個關鍵問題:盡管OpenAI的首席執行官薩姆·奧爾特曼(Sam Altman)和Meta的馬克·扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)將當前形勢與互聯網泡沫時期相提并論,但這家市值2380億美元的投行明確表示,我們并未陷入人工智能泡沫。
“我們確實討論了市場狀況,以及我們是否認為當前處于泡沫之中,”高盛舊金山私人財富管理部門區域主管布列塔尼·博爾斯·穆勒(Brittany Boals Moeller)告訴《財富》雜志。“我們認為當前并非泡沫期,并且我們對此保持著密切關注。”
“人工智能領域會存在贏家與輸家嗎?答案是肯定的。部分領域的估值無疑存在虛高情況,時間會證明是哪些領域。因此,客戶在如何進行人工智能投資方面保持審慎是明智之舉。”
高盛的高凈值客戶如何進行人工智能投資
“掌舵人峰會”的與會者對人工智能有諸多見解。這群人以千禧一代和年輕X世代為主,成長于互聯網時代,深知技術能夠改變現狀。博爾斯·穆勒指出,近期的人工智能突破也不例外。客戶們對這項技術非常了解,從如何有效向聊天機器人提問,到哪些公司正在掀起波瀾,他們都了然于胸。
“這是一群早期采用者,精力充沛且精通科技,因此關于人工智能的討論總體基調非常積極,”她解釋道。“我相信其中一些人對其發展方向有所擔憂。但也有很多人對這項創新感到非常興奮。”
有幾個AI領域尤其引起了他們的興趣:該技術對醫療保健、個人生產力和能源使用的影響。在醫學領域,人工智能已經得到有效應用。該技術能夠解讀中風患者腦部掃描的準確率是專業醫生的兩倍,能發現比人類更多的骨折,并能檢測出1000多種疾病的早期征兆。在生產力方面,許多人看到了無限機遇。人們正利用AI自動化處理日常瑣碎工作、規劃度假行程以及處理堆積如山的電子郵件。麥肯錫(McKinsey)發現,在企業案例中長期使用AI可帶來4.4萬億美元的額外生產力增長。
所有這些復雜的語言模型都需要能源驅動,“掌舵人峰會”上的百萬富翁們深知其能耗巨大。根據勞倫斯伯克利國家實驗室(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)的報告,預計僅三年內,數據中心一半以上的電力將用于AI。到2028年,僅AI的耗電量就可能相當于全美22%家庭用電的總和。博爾斯·穆勒表示,與會者既關注其對環境的影響,也在探尋如何以正確的方式投資AI相關能源領域。
“在AI的討論中,能源確實頻繁出現,既是客戶感興趣的投資機會,也需要平衡能源作為有限資源所引發的社會議題,”博爾斯·穆勒繼續說道,并補充說這是從“間接”角度參與AI價值創造的一種方式。“我們究竟該如何負責任地思考與能源需求相關的問題?”
人工智能無疑也是本世紀最大的投資機遇之一。高盛私人財富管理部門的客戶資產規模從1000萬美元到10億美元不等,他們資金充裕,隨時準備全力押注合適的機遇。英偉達(Nvidia)的股票被譽為“造富機器”,而Adobe對AI工具的積極采用使其成為投資者眼中突出的長期投資標的。此次峰會的與會者們也不想錯過這波浪潮。
“大家都為能更貼近[這項技術]而感到興奮。”博爾斯·穆勒說道。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Last month, more than 100 young wealthy founders, inheritors, and industry leaders flew in from all around the world to the luxe mountain town of Aspen, Colo. At Goldman Sachs' annual At the Helm event, the bank's affluent clients dropped and did pushups for a Navy SEAL, unfurled their relationship with wealth guru Sahil Bloom, and strategized legacy with Mindy Kaling. But one of the most buzzy endeavors was addressing the elephant in the room: artificial intelligence.
AI is on everyone's mind—from the desk worker hand-wringing over their role becoming automated, to the tech CEO trying to keep up with their competitors. It's a $280 billion industry that's boosted leaders like Anthropic's Dario Amodei to billion-dollar net worths, and is completely upending the way we move through our professional and personal lives. So, of course, wealthy clientele attending Goldman Sachs' annual summit were all ears. The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank's Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.
Over the course of the three-day summit, attendees and Goldman leaders talked all things AI—from the most lucrative investments, to the tech's impact on the environment, and its potential to innovate industries. But alongside discussion of the hottest AI startups and new breakthroughs, Goldman Sachs had to set the record straight on one question. Despite OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg drawing comparisons to the dot-com boom, the $238 billion bank said that we're not in an AI bubble.
“We did have a conversation about markets and whether or not we think we're in a bubble,” Brittany Boals Moeller, region head of Goldman Sachs' San Francisco PWM division, tells Fortune. “We do not think we're in a bubble, and we pay very close attention to that.”
“Will there be some winners and losers from AI? Absolutely. There will definitely be some places where valuations are overblown, and time will tell where those spaces are. So it's smart for clients to be diligent about how they're investing in AI.”
How Goldman Sachs' wealthy clientele are approaching AI
At the Helm attendees had a lot to say about AI. The group, mainly millennials and young Gen Xers, grew up in the internet era and recognize how technology can switch up the status quo. Boals Moeller says the recent AI breakthrough is no different. Clients are clued in on the technology, from how to effectively prompt chatbots, to what companies are making waves.
“This is a group of early adopters, high-energy tech-enabled people, and so the discussion around AI in general was very positive,” she explains. “I'm sure that there are some who have concerns about directionally where it goes. But there were a lot of people who were very excited about the innovation.”
There were a few areas of AI that particularly piqued their interests: the tech's implications on healthcare, personal productivity, and energy use. In medicine, AI is already being put to good use. The tech can interpret brain scans twice as accurately as professionals examining stroke patients, spot more bone fractures than humans can, and detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases. And when it comes to productivity, many see boundless opportunities. People are using AI to automate their mundane work responsibilities, plan out vacation getaways, and get through a pile of emails. In the office, McKinsey found that long-term AI use in corporate cases could drive $4.4 trillion in added productivity growth.
All of these complex language models need to be powered, and At the Helm millionaires were well aware of the energy drain. It's projected that in just three years, more than half of the electricity going to data centers will be used for AI, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. By 2028, AI alone could gobble up the same amount of electricity it takes to power 22% of all U.S. households. Boals Moeller says attendees are concerned about the environmental impacts, but also how they can invest in AI-related energy the right way.
“Energy did come up in the context of AI quite a bit as an interesting investment opportunity for clients, and also to balance that with the social issues about energy [as] a finite resource,” Boals Moeller continues, adding that it's a way to access AI's value creation from a “tangential” place. “How do we really think about that responsibly relative to the energy needs?”
AI is also undoubtedly one of the biggest investment opportunities of this century. And with Goldman Sachs' PWM clients boasting anything from $10 million to $1 billion in assets, they're flush with cash to go all-in on the right opportunity. Nvidia stock has been labeled a “millionaire-maker,” and Adobe's aggressive adoption of AI tools made it a standout long-term play for investors. The event's attendees want in on the action, too.
“People were excited to be closer to [the technology],” Boals Moeller says.