On July 31, according to reports, the asset size of Situational Awareness, a hedge fund owned by Leopold Aschenbrenner, had dropped to about 10 billion US dollars. Previously, Ken Griffin's Castle took over most of the stock positions held by the fund. This scale has been reduced by more than half from a few months ago. After the fund suffered losses due to the sharp drop in artificial intelligence stocks in recent weeks, Situational Awareness began to close some of its stock positions. According to reports, the proceeds from the sale of assets this week have been used to repay banks that provided leveraged financing for Situational Awareness. Aschenbrenner is a well-known AI researcher in Silicon Valley. He published a report entitled “Situational Awareness” in 2024, warning about the risks of AI contests and the rapid pace of technological change. In the same year, he founded this investment company. According to regulatory documents, as of the end of last year, the company had about 8 employees.

On July 31, according to reports, the asset size of Situational Awareness, a hedge fund owned by Leopold Aschenbrenner, had dropped to about 10 billion US dollars. Previously, Ken Griffin's Castle took over most of the stock positions held by the fund. This scale has been reduced by more than half from a few months ago. After the fund suffered losses due to the sharp drop in artificial intelligence stocks in recent weeks, Situational Awareness began to close some of its stock positions. According to reports, the proceeds from the sale of assets this week have been used to repay banks that provided leveraged financing for Situational Awareness. Aschenbrenner is a well-known AI researcher in Silicon Valley. He published a report entitled “Situational Awareness” in 2024, warning about the risks of AI contests and the rapid pace of technological change. In the same year, he founded this investment company. According to regulatory documents, as of the end of last year, the company had about 8 employees.