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Michael Burry Blasts OpenAI and Anthropic Chiefs Over Doomsday Talk, Exposes the Big Game Behind It

Burry said AI chiefs are using safety warnings to protect incumbents as investors sold AI stocks on Monday.

  • On Sunday, investor Michael Burry, known for 'The Big Short,' criticized OpenAI and Anthropic for pushing to slow AI development, calling their safety push 'self-serving' rather than genuinely motivated.
  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Saturday urging peers to 'slow the pace' of AI advances; OpenAI chief Sam Altman backed the call, telling Fortune a 2026 listing would be an 'ill-advised moment.'
  • Burry argues slowdowns primarily 'benefits incumbents' while hampers smaller rivals, and provide 'cover for real uncontrollable slowing growth' while maintaining 'hype & puffery' needed for IPOs.
  • Support for caution came from xAI CEO Elon Musk and Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis, yet AI-linked stocks fell Monday, with the Nasdaq 100 down more than 1% as investors reacted.
  • OpenAI ruled out a 2026 IPO, while Anthropic prepares for a potential listing valued at about $2 trillion. Future IPO filings will test whether Burry's financial incentive theory or safety concerns drive the companies' positions.
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Startup Fortune broke the news on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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