Aug 10, 2026 – 4.00pmMinotaur Capital is well known for its use of artificial intelligence agents to help the hedge fund navigate the fast-moving AI trade. And arguably the most important member of the team, at least in the last month, has been an agent they’ve called Vigil.It is one of 22 used by the hedge fund and is designed to ask uncomfortable questions about Minotaur’s portfolio before the market does. In June, it was asked what single event would hurt the most stock holdings at once? Vigil’s answer proved prescient: a simultaneous de-rating of the AI trade and a violent unwind of Korea’s leverage-fuelled sharemarket.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles