Does the evolving set of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms based on large language models offer a quick way to generate contrarian investment ideas? As a simple exploration, we pose to each of Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini the following prompt:
Please very concisely identify the three most promising under-the-radar, contrarian investment opportunities exploitable by retail investors using ETFs over a planned holding period of one year. Include a rough estimate of the expected return.
Compiling and comparing responses from the AI panel to the prompt as posed in mid-October 2026, we find that:
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