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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 1 MIN

Aschenbrenner's AI Infrastructure Bet

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Leopold Aschenbrenner, former OpenAI researcher, made a successful AI infrastructure bet through his Situational Awareness Fund. He invested in Bloom Energy stock and call options in late 2025, which surged by 176% within months. Aschenbrenners foresight in predicting AIs power crunch and the need for on-site fuel cells like Blooms led to his strategic move. Now, hes focusing on Intel, buying call options due to its growth in data center AI and foundry business. As AI systems scale, Intels position at the compute crossroads could lead to another significant return. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f2830dd9b26acf24

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Leopold Aschenbrenner, former OpenAI researcher, made a successful AI infrastructure bet through his Situational Awareness Fund. He invested in Bloom Energy stock and call options in late 2025, which surged by 176% within months. Aschenbrenners...

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