The man who turned $225 million into $13.7 billion just took a 5.6% stake in Nebius (Save this).
Milk Road AI Twitter · Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) · 2026-05-27
Leopold Aschenbrenner, the 24-year-old former OpenAI researcher fired in 2024 and author of the influential 165-page AI forecast essay 'Situational Awareness,' has acquired a 5.6% stake in Nebius.
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- Leopold Aschenbrenner has taken a 5.6% stake in Nebius.
- Aschenbrenner was fired from OpenAI in 2024.
- Aschenbrenner published a 165-page essay titled 'Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead' laying out a decade-long AI forecast.
- Aschenbrenner is described as having turned $225 million into $13.7 billion, establishing his investment track record.
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Aschenbrenner is a 24 year old former OpenAI researcher who was fired in 2024, then published a 165-page essay called situational Awareness, the Decade Ahead laying out a decade-long