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Quant hedge funds expand AI research spending amid talent competition

Bloomberg reported, according to Hedgeweek, that quantitative hedge funds and trading firms are expanding investment in academic research and dedicated AI laboratories as they compete with technology companies for machine-learning specialists. The report names G-Research, Qube Research & Technologies, Capital Fund Management and Jump Trading as funding PhD programmes, sponsoring university researchers and establishing laboratories. It cites recruitment industry estimates putting first-year compensation for machine-learning PhDs at $450,000 to $650,000, with some reaching $800,000, and says Qub

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What the sources claim

  1. Quant hedge funds and trading firms are expanding investment in academic research and AI laboratories amid competition for machine-learning specialists, per a Bloomberg report.

    “Quantitative hedge funds and trading firms are expanding their investment in academic research and dedicated AI laboratories”
    Hedgeweek

  2. G-Research, Qube Research & Technologies, Capital Fund Management and Jump Trading are funding PhD programmes, sponsoring university researchers and establishing specialist laboratories.

    “Firms including G-Research, Qube Research & Technologies, Capital Fund Management (CFM) and Jump Trading are funding PhD programmes”
    Hedgeweek

  3. First-year compensation packages for machine-learning PhDs range from $450,000 to $650,000, with some reaching $800,000, according to recruitment industry estimates.

    “first-year compensation packages for machine-learning PhDs to between $450,000 and $650,000, with some reaching $800,000”
    Hedgeweek

  4. Qube Research & Technologies has launched QRT Labs, sponsoring more than 70 PhD and postdoctoral researchers.

    “Qube Research & Technologies has launched QRT Labs, sponsoring more than 70 PhD and postdoctoral researchers”
    Hedgeweek

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