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Finding Opportunities Beyond the AI Euphoria: The Case for Diageo

Readers may have noticed a shift in the Contrarius Global Equity Fund’s Top 10 holdings compared to a few months ago. We have previously noted that we are finding attractive value in selected companies that we believe to be AI-Winners and those that we believe to be AI-Proof, while attempting to avoid those we believe to be AI-Threatened.

22 Apr 2026
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Contrarian Investing in the Age of Real-World AI

we are in the midst of profound disruption. This is likely to be beyond a typical generational disruption that happens every 20-30 years. This technological singularity is expected to cause dramatic and irreversible changes to human civilization, far beyond typical generational disruptions such as electrification, the internet, or even current generative AI.

13 Feb 2026
 · 13 MIN READ