Jane Street quants could kill your AI central-planning god overnight, argues quant
fkasummer · x · 2026-10-21
A viral exchange: cheafofstaff argues that anyone who genuinely believes in superintelligence-driven economic cybernetics isn't serious — a few dozen Jane Street quants could 'permadeath' an AI central planner overnight. fkasummer adds that only rationalist EA types fail to see this obvious point, highlighting a simmering split between AI-agenda maximalists and the EA/rationalist community.
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