Ex-Renaissance exec bets AI will 'quantify' trial law, entertainment, and management next
garrytan · x · 2026-10-22
Matthew Granade, former Renaissance Technologies executive and author of Faint Signals, argues the next wave of industries "going quant" will be driven by AI. Just as systematic, data-driven prediction transformed finance and sports, AI makes far more information available for systematic prediction and enables cheap generation and testing of alternatives. His three bets: trial law, entertainment, and general management. Garry Tan amplified the thread.
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