Current State of AI and Its Impacts Artificial intelligence has advanced quickly in areas like writing, coding, and reasoning. The idea of AI disruption is straightforward. As AI becomes more capable, it is expected to influence industries, the labor market, and the pace of technological progress. I first became interested in how AI shapes real‑world systems during the University of Pennsylvania’s ESAP Artificial Intelligence program , where I worked on a project that used a

Overview Financial markets are often described as rational systems, yet real price movements frequently tell a different story. In my published research, The Impact of Large‑Scale Behavior on the Stock Market , I analyzed earnings reactions for the top twenty companies in the S&P 500 to see whether stock prices respond logically to new information or whether human psychology plays a larger role. The findings showed that only 40 percent of earnings reactions were rational, whi