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Anthony Pompliano just released a new AI tool called Silvia, a “personal CFO in your pocket.” For the adjutant, the guy built it for himself first. But now, the application lets the rest of us into it. Silvia tracks your net worth, spits out portfolio analyses, blabbers about money matters, and even gives you suggestions on how to improve your finances. The scary thing? You can text, email, or call this AI like you would any other financial adviser. More than $1.1 billion worth of assets have already been connected to the platform within major financial institutions.
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The announcement video did mention that there was actually a live demo; essentially, it felt like having a casual chat with a money-savvy friend who actually knows what they’re talking about. Strange hanging in between the futuristic and practical aura; the fact that we are texting an AI about our 401(k) is just the cherry on top!
Many were not going to buy into the big-drop hype. Range of responses vary from hype to outright skepticism. Lynxabi, at a certain point, comments in a backhanded manner that Pomp “can’t make money investing so he has to sell an AI bot that pretends it isn’t just giving generic advice.” Ouch, okay then. Another user, Culttture, gave it the “worst AI usage on the market” award, reasoning that CFOs don’t even do stock analysis. Then, MarkshireB started sniffing about an open-source, local-only one because not everyone feels comfortable having their financial data floating in the cloud.
Yet being early testers, these were hit or miss. Martin says, “Cannot add crypto assets or delete his test account,” while Lastof718 “struggled to link Fidelity.” WittyWaffler posed a good question: “But does it work in EUROS?” (Crickets, probably.) Pomp later clarified that mobile is coming later, right now personal-use only, means business side is not available yet.
Then the jokes started flowing. Ramon (reply guy arc) offered, “Ask it to DoorDash a pair of shoe lifts to you,” to meme-ify the concept of an AI CFO. Mike Lewis joked, “$1.3 billion? So, just your assets for now?” Well… fair enough.
Security concerns were at once brought up. Kügi advised, “Should go without saying that you should never give an AI access to your accounts,” while LA Sports Guy speculated whether someone might get sued for bad trading advice from Silvia. Honestly, valid points.
Others were rather in support. Cade Bergmann dubbed Silvia “your money’s new best friend,” while Saïd Aitmbarek gave Pomp a spot in the weekly AI spotlight roster. Even the skeptics agreed that there is always a risk when trying to create something new, and Pomp is clearly going big.
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So, will Silvia really help people better manage their money, or is it just another flashy AI toy? Too soon to tell. But one thing, Pomp isn’t scared to put his name on it and see what happens. And hey, if it fails, at least the backlash will stay entertaining.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
