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AI Talent War Has Quant Firms Racing to Fund PhDs, Build Labs

Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 27 October 2026, 11:15 UTC By Justina Lee 1 min read
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Wall Street’s quant firms have long been among the most lucrative destinations for the world’s top scientific minds. The AI boom has given those mathematicians and physicists another set of deep-pocketed suitors — and sent some of finance’s most secretive employers on an increasingly public recruitment drive.

Wall Street’s quant firms have long been among the most lucrative destinations for the world’s top scientific minds. The AI boom has given those mathematicians and physicists another set of deep-pocketed suitors — and sent some of finance’s most secretive employers on an increasingly public recruitment drive.
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