Michael Burry calls B.S. on AI apocalypse warnings

Investor Michael Burry, known for predicting the housing crisis, called calls to slow frontier AI development "self-serving," arguing they protect market leaders from Chinese and open competitors and bolster narratives of their technological prowess ahead of IPOs. Altman said OpenAI will not go public in 2026.

• Burry: slowing AI protects leaders from Chinese and open models
• Altman: OpenAI IPO in 2026 will not happen due to safety questions
• Zuckerberg and Huang oppose coordinated AI slowdown
• Critics see industry agreements as risk of collusion against competitors