The 24 year old who borrowed billions to bet on AI

What happens when a 24-year-old with no investing experience raises billions of dollars, borrows even more and makes concentrated bets on the future of AI? In this episode, Mark and Shani unpack the extraordinary story of Leopold Aschenbrenner and his hedge fund, Situational Awareness. Would you like more free insights from Mark, Shani and the rest of the…

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Mark LaMonica
Shani Jayamanne
Leopold Aschenbrenner

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Why Did Situational Awareness Sell to Citadel? at 7:56

Situational Awareness sold basically its entire publicly traded portfolio to the hedge fund Citadel at a 10 percent discount after a July selloff in… Full answer

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