The Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or Not
Bloomberg is introducing a chatbot-style interface called ASKB to enhance the functionality of its Terminal for traders. This new feature aims to help users navigate the vast amounts of data more efficiently and extract valuable insights. Currently in beta testing, ASKB is designed to assist finance professionals in synthesizing complex information through natural language queries.
- ▪The Bloomberg Terminal is undergoing significant changes with the introduction of a chatbot-style interface named ASKB.
- ▪The goal of ASKB is to help users find key insights and synthesize information from a vast dataset more efficiently.
- ▪As of now, the ASKB beta is available to about one-third of the Terminal's 375,000 users.
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Joel KhaliliBusinessApr 28, 2026 4:30 AMThe Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or NotWIRED spoke with Bloomberg’s chief technology officer about the big, chatbot-style changes coming to the iconic platform for traders.Photograph: Anatoliy Zhdanov/AP ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyFor its famous intractability, the Bloomberg Terminal has long inspired devotion, bordering on obsession. Among traders, the ability to chart a path through the software’s dizzying scrolls of numbers and text to isolate far-flung information is the mark of a seasoned professional.But as a greater mass of data is fed into the Terminal—not only earnings and asset prices, but weather forecasts, shipping logs, factory locations, consumer spending…
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