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The Potential Chaos of Bot-Writing
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19:24 - 26:05 (06:40)

In this podcast, the speaker discusses the potential chaos that can ensue if powerful individuals in government, finance and other positions are threatened by individuals writing bots. The speaker also touches on how the use of bots can manipulate political discourse and disrupt financial markets.

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The increasing development of Artificial Intelligence has the possibility of causing destruction of reputations, political manipulation, and chaos in financial markets.
19:24 - 21:43 (02:18)
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Artificial Intelligence
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The increasing development of Artificial Intelligence has the possibility of causing destruction of reputations, political manipulation, and chaos in financial markets. As a programmer, one can think of how much chaos can be created by writing some bots to manipulate the dynamics of left and right political discourse.

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The Potential Chaos of Bot-Writing
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#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading
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Lex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the two types of shorting - evil shorting and chill shorting - and how people with power may be scared in today's world.
21:43 - 23:11 (01:28)
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Shorting
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The speaker discusses the two types of shorting - evil shorting and chill shorting - and how people with power may be scared in today's world. Shorting may not be as appealing as it once was.

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The Potential Chaos of Bot-Writing
Episode
#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Quant funds like Numerai aim to reduce market exposure by diversifying their portfolio with multiple positions that never exceed 1% of their fund, allowing them to make bold bets like shorting oil companies and going long on Tesla.
23:11 - 26:05 (02:53)
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Quantitative Finance
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Quant funds like Numerai aim to reduce market exposure by diversifying their portfolio with multiple positions that never exceed 1% of their fund, allowing them to make bold bets like shorting oil companies and going long on Tesla.

Chapter
The Potential Chaos of Bot-Writing
Episode
#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast