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Billionaire Ken Griffin Said an AI System at Citadel Reproduced 8 Weeks of Ph.D.-Level Research in 2 Hours. He Now Believes AI Will Spark a “Golden Age” of Entrepreneurship.

Key Points Ken Griffin used to doubt the artificial intelligence (AI) hype. Now, after watching an agentic system inside Citadel reproduce weeks of Ph.D.-level finance research in a couple of hours, he thinks AI could unleash a "golden age" of entrepreneurship.

Billionaire Ken Griffin Said an AI System at Citadel Reproduced 8 Weeks of Ph.D.-Level Research in 2 Hours. He Now Believes AI Will Spark a “Golden Age” of Entrepreneurship.

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Key Points Ken Griffin used to doubt the artificial intelligence (AI) hype.

Now, after watching an agentic system inside Citadel reproduce weeks of Ph.D.-level finance research in a couple of hours, he thinks AI could unleash a "golden age" of entrepreneurship.

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Key Points Ken Griffin used to doubt the artificial intelligence (AI) hype. Now, after watching an agentic system inside Citadel reproduce weeks of Ph.D.-level finance research in a couple of hours, he thinks AI could unleash a "golden age" of entrepreneurship.

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