AI and I

The $10B Hedge Fund CEO Who’s Betting Big on AI | Will England, Walleye Capital

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May 14, 2025
Will England, CEO and managing partner of Walleye Capital, a $10B hedge fund, dives deep into integrating AI into finance. He shares his bold move to make AI an essential part of operations, treating it like email. With 75% of his team using ChatGPT daily, he highlights how AI drives decision-making and journaling. Will discusses balancing AI efficiency with human critical thinking in writing, and the innovative 'data lake' concept for smarter organizational decisions, all while emphasizing the responsibility that comes with leveraging AI.
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INSIGHT

AI Is Essential Operating Leverage

  • AI's rapid power gains mean firms must heavily integrate it or risk falling behind.
  • The financial industry's direct link between information edge and money makes AI use critical.
ADVICE

Mandate AI Use Firmwide

  • Use AI tools like ChatGPT daily to improve speed, intelligence, and effectiveness at work.
  • Make AI adoption mandatory across teams, with leaders pushing fluency and usage as part of job expectation.
ADVICE

Embrace AI Early and Fully

  • Use AI tools as efficiency multipliers, not cheating, to free time for higher-level thinking.
  • Embrace imperfect AI early; waiting for perfection only leads to falling behind.
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