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Michael Burry is sounding an awful lot like the investor [Jim Chanos] who shorted Enron.

He estimated that Meta, Google, Oracle, Microsoft, and Amazon — five hyperscalers and some of the biggest names in the AI trade — would "understate depreciation" by around $176 billion between 2026 and 2028.

"But it gets worse. More detail coming November 25th," he added.

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[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

After hearing about his gamble, hearing any more without results is irrelevant poisoning the pot.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not to defend AI, because I'm not, but hasn't this guy historically been wrong more than he was right?

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Yes but the last time this AI bubble is what made him wrong. This time it appears he's digging through paperwork for fraud and financial fuckery in the way he and Buffet are famous for.

I remember him making predictions before that but they weren't... As deep? Seems like he's much more certain now, I'm guessing the round tripping we're seeing is just the tip of the iceberg and he's planning on reading some fillings that drop a week before the 25th.