Recent conversations with fund managers have shifted from traditional topics such as interest rate differentials and allocations to cash toward unusual questions, including what Donald Trump means when he threatens military action on the bond market and how soon Elon Musk will establish a functioning colony on Mars, according to the article. The piece, titled “AI investing: How should fund managers position for the robot apocalypse?”, describes these as odd conversations and notes that the questions now cropping up reflect this change. It also references Financial Times news and analysis from AFR correspondents on the biggest global stories and invites readers to sign up to the World View newsletter, subscribe to gift this article, gift 5 articles to anyone they choose each month when they subscribe, subscribe now, or, for existing subscribers, sign in.