Franklin Templeton is an international asset manager with fund operations across equities, fixed income and alternatives. Recent coverage has focused on its views on AI investing: CEO Jenny Johnson told the 2026 Milken Institute Asia Summit that AI remains a durable long-term opportunity; crypto head Christopher Perkins said at TOKEN2049 Singapore that AI and crypto are "friends"; and portfolio manager Sara Araghi argued that rising inference demand will keep compute spending high even if frontier labs slow some training.
Franklin Templeton CEO Sees Durable AI Investing OpportunityFranklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson said at the 2026 Milken Institute Asia Summit that investing in AI remains a durable long-term opportunity.
Franklin Templeton exec says AI and crypto are friendsFranklin Templeton EVP and Head of Crypto Christopher Perkins said at TOKEN2049 Singapore that while AI is disrupting many industries, crypto and AI are 'friends'. He made the remarks in an interview with Bloomberg.
Franklin: AI safety worries won't slow spendingFranklin Templeton portfolio manager Sara Araghi argues that even if frontier labs slow some model training, growing inference demand will keep requiring enormous compute, so AI safety concerns won't slow infrastructure spending, funding, or anticipated AI IPOs.
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