How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days
Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher-turned-hedge fund manager, saw a dramatic decline this week in his AI-focused fund, Situational Awareness.
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Published: 31 July 2026
Source: CNBC Technology
Category: News
Topics: Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 1 August 2026
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