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    How 23-year-old Leopold Aschenbrenner turned his controversial departure from OpenAI into a viral manifesto and $1.5B hedge fund by predicting the AGI revolution.

    From OpenAI Firing to Billion-Dollar AI Prophet

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    Most people don't have the faintest glimmer of what is about to hit them. We are looking at scaling curves showing AI capabilities increasing exponentially, and the people who understand these shifts early have significant advantages.

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    Leopold Aschenbrenner is a former OpenAI researcher who published a viral manifesto on the future of AI, and turned that into an investment firm

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    How a 23-year-old former OpenAI researcher turned a viral AI ...
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    https://fortune.com/2025/10/08/leopold-aschenbrenner-openai-ftx-1-5-billion-hedge-fund-situational-awareness/
    Introduction - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: The Decade Ahead
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    https://situational-awareness.ai/
    As AI bubble warnings mount, a 23-year-old's $1.5 billion hedge ...
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    https://fortune.com/2025/10/09/as-ai-bubble-warnings-mount-a-23-year-olds-1-5-billion-hedge-fund-shows-how-prophecy-turns-into-profits/
    Breaking Down Leopold Aschenrenner's Situational Awareness Paper - The Daily AI Show
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    https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1707077660/the-daily-ai-show/breaking-down-leopold-aschenrenners-situational-awareness-paper
    AI-focused hedge funds have raised billions; source: ex-OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness manages $1.5B+ as a "brain trust on AI"
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    https://www.techmeme.com/250811/p4#a250811p4
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