{"slug": "how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-was-laid-low", "title": "How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ‘golden child’ of the AI trade, was laid low", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "# How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ‘golden child’ of the AI trade, was laid low\n\nSource:\n\n[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)The $20bn hedge fund manager’s wild ride ended with a call to Ken Griffin\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-was-laid-low", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-w-a56o", "published_at": "2026-07-31 00:57:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-31 02:31:04.788044+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Leopold Aschenbrenner", "OpenAI", "Decagon", "Ken Griffin", "Financial Times"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-was-laid-low", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-was-laid-low.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-was-laid-low.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-leopold-aschenbrenner-the-golden-child-of-the-ai-trade-was-laid-low.jsonld"}}