'Big Short' investor Steve Eisman says AI companies want to 'manufacture a crisis' with their doomsday calls

Steve Eisman, the investor known for calling the 2008 housing market crash, said AI companies that express doomsday concerns have a specific agenda. He told CNBC that they want to 'manufacture a crisis' because they realize there are no moats around their businesses. Eisman's comments come amid ongoing debate about AI safety, including a former Anthropic researcher's public resignation over concerns that AI makers aren't taking safety seriously. Experts remain divided on the likelihood of a doomsday scenario.

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