The Illusion of Understanding: Building Real Systems in an Age of “Fake Thinking”

Over my years moving from the IT world at IBM to handling the equity portfolio for a bank, I’ve realized something profound about the intersection of machine learning, trading, and the way we process information. Recently, I was reflecting on the modern information environment, and it struck me: We are living through the largest scale production of "fake thinking" in human history. The Rise of Fast Content Social media and AI have flooded our world with what we can call fast content: Pre packaged.