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Ken Griffin discusses the impact of AI on entrepreneurship and the geopolitical tensions between the US and China.

Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, expects agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to enable a “golden age” of entrepreneurship and eliminate some corporate moats, even as the cost of using AI creates a deep moat around other companies. And while some jobs may be replaced by technology, Griffin says he has found that productivity increases from AI have, instead of reducing headcount, allowed his company to pursue new opportunities.   Griffin shares his views on geopolitical tensions between the US and China, the need for domestic data center construction in the US, and a range of other factors rippling through global markets in this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, recorded at Goldman Sachs's Apex Symposium.  This episode was recorded on June 2, 2026. The opinions and views expressed herein are as of the date of publication, subject to…

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Host: Goldman Sachs

Guest: Ken Griffin

Topics covered

• US-China relations
• artificial intelligence
• entrepreneurship
• geopolitical tensions
• global markets

Keywords

• Ken Griffin
• Citadel
• artificial intelligence
• US-China tensions
• entrepreneurship
• global markets

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Organizations: Citadel, Goldman Sachs

Places: US, China

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