Bridgewater is launching a machine learning-powered macro fund this summer. Here’s how it works

• Bridgewater is planning to launch a fund next July that will be driven by AI.
• The fund’s AIA Lab is working to replicate every stage of the investment process with machine learning. 
• The firm’s co-chief investment officer and chief scientist outline how they’re going to do it.

Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund, is building a machine-learning engine to predict global economic events and invest clients’ money accordingly.