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SEC Subpoenas Banks Over Situational Awareness AI Hedge Fund Collapse

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued subpoenas to banks that financed Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund run by 24-year-old former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, after it lost more than two-thirds of its value in a tech stock sell-off last month. Investigators are seeking records on trade timing and communications about the borrowed money, or leverage, the fund used to amplify its bets on AI stocks. The fund says it hasn't been accused of wrongdoing and is cooperating fully with regulators.

SEC subpoenas banks linked to Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued subpoenas to banks that handled trading and funding for Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, according to the New York Times. The probe comes after the fund lost billions in value following a late-July slump in AI stocks, though regulators have not accused the firm of any wrongdoing. Situational Awareness says it will fully cooperate with regulators, calling such scrutiny normal for high-profile funds.