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Michael Burry, the investor known for predicting the 2008 housing crisis and profiled in "The Big Short," has argued that a stock market collapse which prevents IPOs by OpenAI and Anthropic would benefit humanity, according to his public statements.
Burry made the claim in a post on X, stating that a stock market crash blocking IPOs from AI developers OpenAI and Anthropic would "benefit humanity" (인류에 도움이 된다). The statement reflects his publicly expressed skepticism toward the current AI investment boom.
Burry, who rose to fame for betting against the US housing market before the 2008 financial crisis, has in recent months been a prominent critic of AI-related valuations. His latest comment frames the potential exclusion of the two leading AI companies from public markets as a positive outcome of a broader market downturn.
Neither OpenAI nor Anthropic has announced a public listing, and Burry's remark is a personal opinion on market conditions rather than a prediction of a specific event.
The comment comes amid ongoing debate over whether valuations of AI companies and their chip suppliers echo the dot-com bubble. Burry's characterization of the two companies' IPOs as something humanity should be shielded from underscores how sharply opinion is divided over the sustainability of the AI investment cycle.
The statement is accurate as a report of what Burry said. Verdict: True
