Michael Burry Says OpenAI and Anthropic’s AI Slowdown Push Is ‘Self-Serving.’ Who’s Right?

The debate over whether the artificial intelligence (AI) industry is moving too fast has taken a new turn. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for slowing the pace of frontier AI development over mounting safety concerns, while other prominent industry figures have voiced support for his stance. The push comes as increasingly powerful AI systems intensify concerns ranging from cybersecurity threats and autonomous-agent behavior to the longer-term risks of models that could eventually approach artificial general intelligence (AGI).

But Michael Burry isn’t buying the argument at face value. The investor best known for predicting the U.S. housing-market collapse has accused leading AI companies of being “self-serving” in their calls to slow development. He said the move could help the largest AI companies protect their competitive positions and fuel the hype surrounding the technology.