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Leopold Aschenbrenner: Rise and fall of 24-year-old who predicted AI boom and built $45-billion fund

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Leopold Aschenbrenner, a 24-year-old former OpenAI researcher, predicted the AI investment boom.
He built an AI-focused hedge fund that reached $45 billion in assets.
His fund suffered a dramatic reversal within weeks, interrupting his rise.
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