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- Michael Burry, the investor known from 'The Big Short,' labeled AI leaders' calls for a development slowdown as 'self-serving' and said he is not worried about the risks they cite
- Dario Amodei published the essay 'We Must Pace the Frontier' on darioamodei.com, articulating the kind of caution-first position Burry is rejecting
- The New York Times Opinion section ran a piece titled 'Dario Amodei's Essay Was Gutsy. It Didn't Go Far Enough,' signaling that even pro-caution voices want a stronger slowdown pitch than Amodei's
- AI stocks sank while cybersecurity shares rallied (headline truncated in source), tying the slowdown debate to a concrete sector rotation in the market
Why it matters: Burry's dismissal splits the AI slowdown debate into pro-caution insiders (Amodei, NYT Opinion), the investing public skeptical of their motives (Burry), and the market, which is already rotating from AI names into cybersecurity on the narrative. The fact that the NYT says Amodei's call didn't go far enough means Burry is criticizing a position that even regulation-friendly commentators view as too soft.
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