How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ‘golden child’ of the AI trade, was laid low

Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher and founder of the $20bn hedge fund Decagon, was ousted after a turbulent tenure that ended with a call to Ken Griffin, according to the Financial Times. Aschenbrenner, once dubbed the 'golden child' of the AI trade, saw his fund's assets under management decline sharply following a series of missteps and internal conflicts. The episode underscores the volatility and high stakes in AI-driven investment strategies.