Goldman Sachs warns: Hedge funds set record short selling of US stocks, AI impact concerns trigger market volatility BlockBeats News: On February 10th, Goldman Sachs issued a warning that hedge funds are shorting US stocks with unprecedented strength as concerns about artificial intelligence potentially disrupting traditional business models continue to rise. Data shows that last week, the nominal short selling scale of individual stocks reached a new high since records began in 2016. Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage team pointed out in a client report that from January 30th to February 5th, hedge funds' short trading volume significantly exceeded their buy trading volume by about 2:1. Overall, hedge funds have sold US stocks for the fourth consecutive week, with the selling pace reaching its highest level since early April last year. The market turbulence is closely related to the progress of AI technology. According to reports, Anthropic's launch of a new tool that can automate tasks across multiple industries has triggered a concentrated market sell-off. 164 stocks in the fields of software, financial services, and asset management evaporated a total market value of approximately $611 billion last week. Although the US stock market rebounded on dips last Friday, the Nasdaq 100 index still recorded its worst week of the year, reflecting that market sentiment remains fragile.