Despite repeated technological upheavals, finance has preserved its profits by reinventing fee-generating services, but the rise of AI could ultimately render much of the industry irrelevant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/01/world/ai-threatens-profit-machine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #artificialintelligence #ai #banks #lending #stocks #bonds #wallstreet