Stocks & Investing·May 19, 2026

Wall Street Lunch: Ex-OpenAI Researcher's Fund Shorts Nvidia, AI Chip Stocks

A hedge fund launched by former OpenAI (OPENAI) researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has placed sizable bearish bets against Nvidia (NVDA) and other leading AI chip stocks.

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A hedge fund launched by former OpenAI (OPENAI) researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has placed sizable bearish bets against Nvidia (NVDA) and other leading AI chip stocks.

A hedge fund launched by former OpenAI (OPENAI) researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has placed sizable bearish bets against Nvidia (NVDA) and other leading AI chip stocks.

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A hedge fund launched by former OpenAI (OPENAI) researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has placed sizable bearish bets against Nvidia (NVDA) and other leading AI chip stocks.

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