Citadel CEO Ken Griffin was a prominent AI skeptic. Now he says, ‘AI is real.’

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                          Once one of the most prominent AI skeptics, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has had a change of heart.

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• Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has long been one of the most prominent skeptics of AI.
• In January, he called the technology “garbage.”
• Now, he says AI is “profoundly more powerful” and will reshape society.

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