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A 24-year-old AI prodigy chased the future—and nearly lost $35 billion when the market turned. In this condensed ColdFusion summary, host Dagogo Altraide breaks down Leopold Aschenbrenner’s rise from Columbia valedictorian to OpenAI insider to high-profile hedge fund manager, and how his aggressive AI investing thesis unraveled. You’ll learn why his bet on AI beneficiaries, chipmakers, cloud providers, and shorted software looked brilliant at first, how 400% leverage magnified the risk, and what happened when Chinese open-weight models shook the market. This summary covers the key lessons on artificial intelligence, business strategy, leverage, leadership, and market timing—without the full episode length. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.