Michael Burry wants a market crash to block OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs

Michael Burry wants a market crash to stop OpenAI and Anthropic from going public, arguing that blocking their access to public-equity markets would benefit humanity. That turns the usual market logic inside out: the destructive event becomes the proposed safeguard against two leading AI labs raising public capital. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei separately said AI carries very real risks, with mitigation still under discussion.