Afford Anything · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Paula Pant introduces her guest, Alec Litowitz, a former partner at Citadel and founder of Magnetar Capital, who is releasing a new book titled 'The Adaptability Quotient.' Litowitz emphasizes that the current discourse on AI often focuses on the technology itself rather than its impact on human cognition and decision-making.
“Speaking of having an investment edge, today's guest is one of the most successful investors and entrepreneurs of our day. Alec Litowitz is one of the four original partners of the hedge fund Citadel. And Citadel, which was originally founded by Ken Griffin, is widely recognized as the most successful hedge fund in history.”
“But right now, he has a message that he really wants to share, and it's about AI. The way he sees it, a lot of the conversation, the public discourse right now, is about AI technology. How do you guardrail it? How do you regulate it? How do you align it? How do you make it more capable? That matters, but he believes that we're not spending enough time thinking about the other side of the equation, which is: what is it doing to us? How is it affecting how we learn and the judgment that we execute?”
“Litowitz is the author of a new book called The Adaptability Quotient. All proceeds go to charity. He's not writing it for money, he doesn't need money. He's writing it because he believes that in the face of rapid technological acceleration, these are essential conversations that our society needs to have.”