Michael Burry argues that calls to slow AI development by OpenAI, Anthropic and other leaders may be self-serving attempts to protect market dominance against rising competition rather than genuine safety concerns. He suggests that safety warnings could mask economic challenges as model training costs rise and competition intensifies, while also potentially supporting inflated private valuations ahead of planned IPOs.
Sony PlayStation withdrew funding from Hideo Kojima's espionage game Physint due to budget overruns, missed deadlines, and concerns about profitability and exclusivity, citing poor performance of his previous Death Stranding titles. Kojima subsequently secured publishing support from Microsoft's Xbox division.