Today we give you a comprehensive overview of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the financial industry, conceptualized as "Finance on Autopilot." It explores the core AI technologies like Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Generative AI driving this change, highlighting their application in areas such as algorithmic trading, portfolio management, risk assessment, and customer service. We also critically examine the significant challenges and limitations, including data quality and bias issues, the "black box" problem, potential market instability from correlated AI strategies, and implementation hurdles like high costs and cybersecurity risks. Finally, we discuss the evolving regulatory landscape and the imperative for ethical guidelines and human reskilling to ensure a successful and responsible symbiotic future between humans and AI in finance.