BlackRock at AFD 2026: AI Investors Should Stay Calm and Focus on Constraints

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Ben Powell of BlackRock Investment Institute advised AI investors at Astana Finance Days 2026 to focus on industry bottlenecks rather than hype.
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Speaking at the Astana Finance Days 2026 forum, Ben Powell, managing director and chief investment strategist for Asia-Pacific at the BlackRock Investment Institute, shared his insights on the current artificial intelligence investment landscape.
According to Powell, as artificial intelligence drives a major investment surge, the most prudent strategy for investors is to resist the market hype and instead focus on the structural bottlenecks and constraints that could limit its growth.
Source: The Astana Times
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