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Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45B AI hedge fund – and lost most of it in days

Leopold Aschenbrenner, founder of the Situational Awareness Fund, lost most of the fund's $45 billion in assets within days, according to CNBC. The fund, which Aschenbrenner launched to bet on AI-related stocks, suffered a rapid collapse, though the specific causes and timeline remain unclear.

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