Jim O'Shaughnessy on AI, ventures, publishing, markets and his new book Two Thoughts | V:AH S07 E02

Bullish:

• $AI - AI is seen as a transformative technology with immense potential to augment human capabilities, comparable to the impact of computers.

  • “AI is a rocket ship for the mind.”

    Jim·12:13
• $PUBLISHING - The publishing industry is being revolutionized by AI and other new technologies, with positive feedback on innovative approaches that benefit both authors and readers.

  • “We are getting amazing feedback on our publishing unit, Infinite Books, where what we're trying to do is just take all these tools that we have access to and use them to the benefit of our authors, which ultimately benefits our readers”

    Jim·58:09
• $MASSCUST - There's a shift from mass production to mass customization, which is likely to impact various industries and create new economic opportunities.

  • “I think one of the end states, that I think has a very high probability of occurring is we are seeing the end of mass production and we are good. We are seeing now mass customization.”

    Jim·42:08
• $QUANTINV - Quantitative investing techniques, powered by modern computing, have vast potential applications across various fields.

  • “It really is. And it's like, now that we can do it in silico, the applications for it are virtually endless.”

    Jim·22:19