Emerging Technologies
Why we must bridge the skills gap to harness the power of AI
The potential of AI — both positive and negative — is widely understood. To ensure we make the most of this new tech, we need to close the AI skills gap.
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WorldQuant
WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic investment strategies across a variety of asset classes and global markets. The firm seeks to continuously produce high-quality trading signals ("alphas") through its proprietary research platform to employ trading strategies focused on market inefficiencies. It has more than 1,100 employees across 28 global officeswith a significant presence in non-traditional financial and technology hubs, including offices in Moscow, Sofia, Bangkok, Beijing, Mumbai, Hanoi and Seoul.
They have devoted significant resources to advance solutions based on the belief that "talent is global, but opportunity is not," by intentionally sourcing global talent and establishing offices in non-traditional finance locations to meet talent where it is. Igor has also extended this philosophy through WorldQuant University, WorldQuant Ventures, and WorldQuant Foundry, which seek to expand access to education, entrepreneurship, and innovation opportunities globally.
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Forum in Focus
Why learning to code should be a central part of the global education system
We should be harnessing the connective power of programming languages through making coding an integral part of the global education system.
Forum in Focus
The age of prediction: How data and technology are driving exponential change
The same advances in tech that have boosted our predictive capability have also made the task much more complex. To resolve this, we need a paradigm shift.
