Hey, let me throw option 3 into the mix: don't go to either and apply to work for us. We are building an AI research lab that we fund by applying ML techniques to trading.
On the trading side, we offer large bonuses if you do well (1-10M is realistic and has happened), On the research side, high fixed pay (competitive with brain or deepmind).
We require that you know how to program, are curious and learn fast. Myself I'm into symbolic reasoning and probabilistic programming. DM me at not_a_cat at fastmail dot com if interested, at the very least it will provide a 3rd data point with which to compare your two other options.
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