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I'm a former quant trader as well and this article rang true to me. I've certainly found myself in situations where I developed a model that performed so well
by micro_cam 5y ago
I'm a former quant trader as well and this article rang true to me.
I've certainly found myself in situations where I developed a model that performed so well in its specific domain that executives wanted to roll it out to a a much broader domain despite my advice.
It very much is a sign of immaturity and lack of discipline from leadership. It's too easy to buy into the hype thinking you are being supportive of AI in your org but not realize that truly being supporting an AI strategy involves a lot of nuanced skepticism.
- KKKKkkkk1 5y agoOh man, your comment about the need for nuanced skepticism reminded me of the co-CEO of Waymo who publicly claimed he's willing to trust his kids' lives to a driverless car.
- sangnoir 5y ago"A" driverless car or Waymo's driverless cars? From the outside looking in, it appears Waymo's approach has a lot more self-restraint and is a lot less cavalier about safety compared to the competition.
- rdtwo 5y agoI mean sure why not he probably didn’t raise them. With all that money he could buy another wife kids and nanny care
- zsmi 5y ago> co-CEO of Waymo who publicly claimed he's willing to trust his kids' lives to a driverless car. So are lots of families in Chandler, Arizona