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How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days

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CNBC reports that Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher, launched an artificial intelligence hedge fund called Situational Awareness valued at roughly forty-five billion dollars. The fund collapsed this week, shedding most of its value over just a few days.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-sit...

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