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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Niloy Chakrabarti

'Most Published Science Is Fake,' Says Michael Burry After Accusing OpenAI of Hyping AI Fears

Michael Burry argues that AI risk warnings could benefit incumbents as OpenAI delays its 2026 IPO. (Credit: CNBC Television/YouTube)

The Big Short investor Michael Burry stated in a late Monday X post that most published science is fake or false, citing a research essay from reportedly one of the most cited authors, John P. A. Ioannidis.

In the 2005 essay titled 'Why Most Published Research Findings are False,' the author had mentioned that a research finding is less likely to be true when study sample sizes and effect sizes in a scientific field are smaller.

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