Michael Burry, the investor who famously predicted the 2008 global financial crisis, didn’t hold back on X when it came to recent calls from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI giants to slow down artificial intelligence development. He called their motives 'purely self-serving.'

'LLM Isn’t Real AI'

Burry argues that large language models aren’t actual AI, and definitely not AGI, so there’s nothing to slow down in the first place. He questioned whether it even makes sense to talk about halting progress with the current state of AI tech.

Fear of Competition Drives the Narrative

Burry believes the real reason behind these calls to pump the brakes is a fear of rising competition. That’s how he explains the rhetoric coming from the top brass at major AI firms.

Marketing Hype Around 'Danger'

The investor is convinced that all the talk about the 'dangers' of their own products is just a marketing ploy and a way to generate hype.