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AI bias by design

What the Claude prompt leak reveals for investment professionals

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    • In financial analysis, the relevant skills and knowledge need to be deployed to leverage the power of AI while fully addressing the accpmpanying challenges.
    • In financial analysis, the relevant skills and knowledge need to be deployed to leverage the power of AI while fully addressing the accpmpanying challenges. PHOTO: REUTERS

    Dan Philps and Ram Gopal

    Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 07:00 AM

    THE promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is speed and scale, but the hidden cost may be analytical distortion.

    A leaked system prompt from an AI assistant built by US startup firm Anthropic reveals how even well-tuned AI tools can reinforce cognitive and structural biases in investment analysis. For investment leaders exploring AI integration, understanding these risks is no longer optional.

    Last month, a full 24,000-token system prompt claiming to be for Anthropic’s Claude large language model (LLM) was leaked.

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