One of the first jobs I was offered was for a startup in SEA, which I didn't mention in the article. It was an AI powered trading platform, and they revealed in

One of the first jobs I was offered was for a startup in SEA, which I didn't mention in the article. It was an AI powered trading platform, and they revealed in the interview that they were going to launch without AI and just do all the trades manually. A few friends have seen similar, but less well-funded, ventures do similar things. So yes, absolutely common.