Michael Burry’s AI crash warning grows louder: Is Nvidia-driven hype and record venture capital funding pushing Wall Street toward another dot-com disaster?
Published on: May 19, 2026, 8:17 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Michael Burrys AI bubble warning is shaking Wall Street after fresh data showed 87% of venture capital funding now flows into artificial intelligence companies. The “Big Short” investor compared todays AI investment boom to the dangerous dot-com bubble before the 2000 market crash. Burry warned that rising AI debt, aggressive tech valuations, and risky corporate borrowing could trigger a major financial correction. His latest analysis also questioned whether AI profits can realistically justify todays explosive stock market optimism and trillion-dollar expectations.
