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Re:$10M AI Mathematical Olympiad Prize by dxbydt on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:57PM (#38435638)
Perhaps this might cheer you up - https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2015/03/17/1980-math-...

Or perhaps not. In that blog, Gelman speaks of Gregg, who ended up as a GS VP, and says -

math olympiad = high school basketball star

pro mathematician = NBA player

Goldman Sachs VP = sports hustler

I actually worked with Gregg in fixed income at that time :) Gelman's blogpost received sufficient notoriety, atleast within GS & the IB community.

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Re:$10M AI Mathematical Olympiad Prize by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:12PM (#38437570)
Yet GS VPs salary is closer to NBA player's salary, while math pro's salary is closer to sports hustlers' ...
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