The AI Awakening: Ken Griffin's Jarring Reckoning and What It Means for Work Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin has undergone a significant change of heart regarding artificial intelligence, shifting from dismissing it as "garbage" at the World Economic Forum in Davos to warning that it will fundamentally reshape society.
Griffin's reversal began when he witnessed firsthand the rapid progress of AI within Citadel.
He described seeing the technology become "profoundly more powerful" than just months prior, an experience that left him feeling depressed by the profound implications.