Zvi Mowshowitz on Magic, Poker, Jane Street Trading and His AI p(doom)
TheZvi · x · 2026-09-08
A new 1 hour episode of the Risk of Ruin podcast interviews Zvi Mowshowitz, author of the Don't Worry About the Vase Substack.
- Zvi went from Pro Tour Magic: The Gathering player (Hall of Fame) to sports betting trader at Pinnacle Sports, then quant trading at Jane Street
- The episode covers his betting/trading career and his p(doom) assessment for AI
- He now writes daily, expansive AI coverage on Substack
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