AI Prodigy's $45 Billion Fund Crashes Days Before His Lavish Wedding

A 24-year-old Silicon Valley AI prodigy watched his $45 billion hedge fund implode just days before walking down the aisle for his lavish California wedding.

Leopold Aschenbrenner, the founder of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, was putting the finishing touches on his wedding in Carmel this week when his high-flying investment empire began to unravel after reportedly borrowing heavily to make massive AI bets.

The German-born investor, and turtleneck enthusiast, amassed a staggering $45 billion portfolio by piling into AI stocks and taking a huge private stake in Anthropic.