Aschenbrenner bet everything on AI — and lost
everyone’s a genius in a bubble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA9xQT2cPhE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260804-aschenbrenner-bet-everything-on-ai-and-lost - podcast
time: 8 min 51 sec
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/04/aschenbrenner-bet-everything-on-ai-and-lost/Open linkView original on awful.systems
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Tell me you have the mental maturity of a 12 year old without telling me you have the mental maturity of a 12 year old.
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Doug Jones is rumored to play him in the Big Short 2.
So he didn't realize he was in a bubble? Sounds like he could've used some. Some sit--some situational--
we met this guy previously
JFC it's already been 2 years
If you know german, this is pretty funny. His name literally translates to "ashburner", and in german, "ash" (asche) is a colloquial term for money
nominative determinism strikes again