Michael Burry criticized OpenAI and Anthropic executives' calls to slow AI development as "self-serving" on X. He argued the slowdown talk masks slowing growth, amounts to regulatory capture, and serves as IPO marketing, claiming large language models are neither AI nor AGI. His remarks join backlash including President Trump adviser David Sacks, Bill Gurley, and Vice President JD Vance. OpenAI and Anthropic filed IPO paperwork this summer; OpenAI plans to delay its listing.
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