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In what way is it a waste of talent? Additionally, how are they occasionally destroying the world's economy?
by comm_it 15y ago
In what way is it a waste of talent?
Additionally, how are they occasionally destroying the world's economy?
- elchief 15y agoAre you kidding? Did you miss the whole 2008 financial crisis? The quants thought the could control risk, but couldn't. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-03/wp_quant?currentPage=all http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-03/wp_quant?curr... It's a waste of resources as moving paper around does not contribute to economic growth, whereas say spending time and energy on AI or nano might.