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Bridgewater’s Greg Jensen Explains How the World’s Biggest Hedge Fund Is Investing in AI

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Gregory "Greg" Jensen, co-chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates.

Gregory "Greg" Jensen, co-chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates.

Photographer: Simon Dawson

Every industry is trying to figure out just how AI or Large Language Models can be used to do business. But Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, has already been at it for a long time. For years, it has explored AI and adjacent technologies in order to analyze data, test theories, develop novel investment strategies and help its employees make better decisions. But how does it actually use the tech in practice? And what's next going forward? On this episode, we speak with co-CIO Greg Jensen about both the possibilities and limitations of these advances. We also discuss markets and macro, and why he believes that investors are still too optimistic about the Federal Reserve's ability to get inflation back to target. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

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