Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, computation techniques and technology generally is increasing in sophistication at a rapid rate. Both scientists and investors are benefiting from these advances as they are more and more able to use technology to access, store and analyse huge amounts of data, in ways which would have been unimaginable just a decade ago. Investment managers have always used traditional data sets—such as economic indicators, profit & loss statements, and balance sheets—to make decisions. However, being able to analyse bigger data sets—larger, more complex data, often from new sources—is positive, because it allows for more and more...