In 2026, the CFA Institute launched its first AI Funding Problem, a nationwide competitors the place college groups apply synthetic intelligence to real-world funding issues. It helps college students construct sensible expertise in funding evaluation, knowledge, and accountable AI use.
The CFA Institute AI Funding Problem is designed to simulate how funding groups use expertise to investigate knowledge, generate insights, and current suggestions. College students participated in groups, working by means of a structured, multi-stage competitors to develop an AI-enabled resolution to an actual funding drawback. All through the problem, individuals obtained steering from college advisors, business professionals, and judges with experience in funding observe and expertise.
In our first AI Problem, we fielded 28 groups and needed to make tough selections, as all the opponents submitted fascinating and revolutionary options. The competitors culminated in a closing spherical the place 5 prime groups introduced their options to a panel of judges to win a spot on the rostrum.
Over three consecutive weeks, we’re showcasing our prime three finalists. This AI innovation comes from our second-place winners from College of Exeter: Maksim Kitikov, Harrison Maxwell and Kirill Papka.
