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Robinhood joins a couple of other e-trading rivals in rolling out an AI feature, but critics are skeptical that it will leave investors better off.

George Steer is a U.S.

markets correspondent for the FT.

He's been writing about the new AI trading era at Robinhood and beyond.

Hi, George.

So tell me about Robinhood's announcement this week.

What'd they say?

And how exactly does this feature work?

Like, let's say that I am a Robinhood user.

What do I do if I want to use this?

Is this way of using AI then something that's been tested?

Like, does it work and help people earn more money in the market?

Yeah, all depends on your theory of how to play the stock market.

George, what is the introduction of AI chatbots to a retail investment platform like Robinhood tell you about the state of the market right now and the state of investing right now?

It's a really fun game to play when the market keeps going up.

Exactly.

George Steer covers markets for the FT.

Thanks, George.

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