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CC Analysis via Algorithms

what if a computer attempted to rate the quality and reliability of corporate managers' responses on conference calls? Could a Watson or a Terminatrix T-X help a portfolio manager by combing through thousands of company earnings calls in search of encouraging—and alarming—signs?

Wow. You realize where this is going, no? The wide-spread adoption by corporations of "Computer-Adapted Conference Call Assistance" as a counter measure - real-time modification of scripts delivered via auto-tuned speech. Analysis instantly fed to hair-trigger trading algorithms. Everything running on Bangalore-sourced code developed under the direction of project managers in San Jose. One incorrect use of a reflexive pronoun during the safe harbor statement and we could see price swings that make the Flash Crash look like calm seas.