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Leopold Aschenbrenner, the 24 year old who built a $5.5 billion fund by being right about AI earlier than almost everyon…

Milk Road AI Twitter · Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) · 2026-05-01

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  • Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $5.5 billion fund at age 24 by being early on AI.
  • Aschenbrenner's conviction was shaped by directly examining alignment research before his fund was established.

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Leopold Aschenbrenner, the 24 year old who built a $5.5 billion fund by being right about AI earlier than almost everyone.
He went and actually looked at the alignment research being...