一年一度的国际量化锦标赛本周在新加坡举行，为外界观察AI如何重塑对冲基金行业提供了一个窗口。本周，来自13个国家的学生参加了本届比赛，争夺总额10万美元的奖金，以及进入该行业工作的机会。今年，全球共有超过15.6万名学生报名参赛，人数几乎是去年的两倍。主办方表示，报名人数激增部分归因于AI，因为相关工具可以免费获取，使更多人能够参与比赛。值得注意的是，今年个人参赛报名数量较去年增加超过7.5万份，而团队报名数量仅增加约1000支。主办方认为，这同样反映了AI普及带来的变化：个人如今能够独立完成过去需要整个研究团队才能完成的工作。人工智能还有助于降低进入量化投资行业的资金和技术门槛，使更多不同背景的人能够参与其中。本届赛事也体现了这一趋势：非洲参赛者占比从2023年的4%升至28%，女性参赛者占比则从去年的18%升至26%。

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Samsung's VD division has decided to procure Winbond Electronics' LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X chips from next year, sources say. Certification testing was completed in 1H; TV-chip reliability standards are less stringent than mobile, so testing moved quicker. As Winbond is a new DRAM supplier for Samsung, supply‑chain notifications and approvals are ongoing, and procedural negotiations mean actual TV deployment is expected in 2027. Samsung's VD division is considering configuring about 50% of its TV models with Winbond DRAM in 2027.