'Big Short' Investor Michael Burry Says Markets Should Tank to Stop OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs

AI 📅 Oct 3, 2026 ✍️ Aamir Raza

Burry Says: Let the Market Crash

The 'Big Short' investor wants Wall Street to tank so OpenAI and Anthropic can't go public. LexxWire

The Post That Shook Wall Street

'For the benefit of humanity, the markets should tank hard and prevent the OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs,' Burry wrote on X. LexxWire

Trillions of Dollars at Risk

The two AI labs would 'suck up and then destroy TRILLIONS of dollars of capital,' he warned — 'and that will be the least of the damage they do.' LexxWire

'Skynet Can't IPO'

When a follower joked the crash was needed so 'Skynet can't IPO,' Burry agreed: 'Along those lines.' LexxWire

He's Betting on the Fall

Burry holds put options on AI-linked stocks like Nvidia and Palantir. OpenAI pushed its IPO to 2027; Anthropic eyes a listing after November's midterms. LexxWire

'Big Short' Investor Michael Burry Says Markets Should Tank to Stop OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs

Burry Says: Let the Market Crash

The Post That Shook Wall Street

Trillions of Dollars at Risk

'Skynet Can't IPO'

He's Betting on the Fall

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