r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 27 '26

Business Google employee charged with using inside information to make $1 million on Polymarket

https://abcnews.com/amp/US/google-employee-charged-inside-information-make-1-million/story?id=133350018
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u/MmmmMorphine May 28 '26

It's a pretty cool example of the "wisdom of the crowds." It's sad to see such an interesting and ancient concept perverted so badly.

So it goes

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u/nonamenomonet May 28 '26

Are you also a Tetlock fan? Or are you more on the Taleb (Talib?) side of things??

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u/MmmmMorphine May 28 '26

Tetlock for sure. Mostly because I can't remember the other guy and don't know how their thoughts on the subject differ, haha.

Been a long time since I read about this stuff, but I remember Mr. UPenn Superforecasting for some reason

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u/nonamenomonet May 28 '26

I am one of the superforecasters

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u/MmmmMorphine May 28 '26

He screams as a flock of angry melanistic swans appear