The logo for Morgan Stanley is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Wealthy clients going to a Morgan Stanley banker to discuss their investments may soon have a different sort of experience: having a chatbot listen to their conversation. They signed a deal last summer in which Morgan Stanley has preferred access in product development for wealth management. WEALTH RACEThe AI initiative is part of Morgan Stanley's strategy to drive its wealth division, where net revenue surged 16% to a record in the second quarter and new client assets grew $90 billion. Morgan Stanley is not alone in its AI efforts.

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Persons: Morgan Stanley, Andrew Kelly, Sal Cucchiara, Morgan Stanley's, Cucchiara, Andy Saperstein, Sam Altman, Boris Power, OpenAI, they'll, Morgan, James Gorman, JPMorgan Chase, Teresa Heitsenrether, Erica, Nick Reed, Michael Abbott, Abbott, Tatiana Bautzer, Lananh Nguyen, Megan Davies, Nick Zieminski Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Bankers, Saperstein, Wall, JPMorgan, Rival Bank of America's, OpenAI, Microsoft, Accenture, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, California, New York