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Ex-OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner loses two-thirds of $45B hedge fund

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Leopold Aschenbrenner, a 24-year-old former FTX staffer and OpenAI researcher, reportedly lost approximately two-thirds of his $45 billion hedge fund in a few weeks. The significant losses occurred recently, with margin calls arriving during his wedding weekend. AI

RANK_REASON This item discusses a financial loss by an individual with past affiliations to AI companies, but it is not a core AI industry event.

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Ex-OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner loses two-thirds of $45B hedge fund

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ PatrickBoyle on YT! We Need To Talk About Leopold Last week, 24-year-old # LeopoldAschenbrenner — former # FTX staffer, ex-OpenAI researcher, and author of th

    @ PatrickBoyle on YT! We Need To Talk About Leopold Last week, 24-year-old # LeopoldAschenbrenner — former # FTX staffer, ex-OpenAI researcher, and author of the viral 165-page essay "Situational Awareness" — managed to lose roughly two-thirds of his $45 billion hedge fund in a m…

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