I Asked ChatGPT to Be Young Buffett—Here Are 5 Small Cap Compounders It Picked

Even before AGI arrives, today’s AI—especially in the form of chatbots—is already surprisingly powerful. The limitation isn’t the AI’s ability, but rather our own creativity. That’s why prompting has become a critical skill in this new era.

More investors are starting to use AI for research, strategy development, or simply scanning the market for opportunities. Sure, it reduces grunt work and boosts productivity—but the real value lies in the new insights AI can help uncover. It’s not about blindly following whatever it spits out. Instead, it’s about challenging your own thinking, spotting blind spots, and filling knowledge gaps. Sometimes, AI is more right than we are—and that’s worth recognizing.

I’ve been exploring how to integrate AI into my investment process, and here’s one recent experiment you can try for yourself. I asked ChatGPT to behave like a 30-year-old Warren Buffett in 2025. Unlike the real Buffett today, who manages a massive billion-dollar portfolio and is constrained from investing in small caps, a younger Buffett with smaller capital would have far more flexibility. What would he buy today, given the same principles but fewer constraints?

Below is a screenshot of the prompt:

So this is what the entire prompt looks like as directed by ChatGPT: