A.I. Hedge Fund Situational Awareness Rescued by Rival Citadel

New York Times Thursday 30 July 2026, 21:03 UTC By Rob Copeland 1 min read

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Situational Awareness was named after a 2024 essay by its founder, Leopold Aschenbrenner, 24, that predicted research labs would develop a superintelligent form of A.I. by 2027.

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