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1. lacker · 1789688599 · focus · HN ↗

   I have seen two worries recently:

   1. People will publish so much frontier mathematics, humans won't be able to understand it all

   2. Frontier mathematics will all be kept secret

   Fortunately, these seem like they can't both happen at once.

   1. aerodexis · 1789700205 · focus · HN ↗

      You don't think frontier mathematics is already secret?

      1. 0xWTF · 1789703241 · focus · HN ↗

         How to admit you're in finance without admitting you're in finance?

         1. 69nanoseconds · 1789731473 · focus · HN ↗

            > How to admit you're in finance without admitting you're in finance?

            Tell me you have no clue about quant finance without telling me you have no clue about quant finance.

            You probably think it’s abstract topology and Ito calculus, when in reality it’s linear regression and PCA. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll see a sigmoid function.

            If someone in finance is using LLMs, it’s for marketing purposes (recruiting new grads or impressing investors). Jane Street and DE Shaw are notorious for this.

            1. aerodexis · 1789746406 · focus · HN ↗

               I wouldn't be surprised if it's marketing all the way down.

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