<description>&lt;p&gt;Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and technology editor Paul Smith on the multi-trillion dollar AI investment boom, where the opportunities are for Australia and what happens if it goes wrong.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is sponsored by&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.acenda.com.au/"&gt;Acenda&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further reading:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/openai-in-australian-blitz-as-ai-giant-woos-start-ups-corporates-20251202-p5nk44" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/technology/openai-in-australian-blitz-as-ai-giant-woos-start-ups-corporates-20251202-p5nk44" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;OpenAI in Australian blitz as it woos start-ups, corporates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;The Silicon Valley giant behind ChatGPT will offer free services to major venture capital-backed tech companies as it attempts to steal a march on rivals.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/wealth/investing/burry-buffett-and-boomers-how-markets-drive-our-ugly-generation-gap-20251120-p5ngxa" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/wealth/investing/burry-buffett-and-boomers-how-markets-drive-our-ugly-generation-gap-20251120-p5ngxa" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;Burry, Buffett and boomers: How markets drive our ugly generation gap&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;While investors love the contrarian wisdom of Michael Burry and Warren Buffett, capital-soaked markets mean the world they won in is gone, creating deep societal problems.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/4-reasons-the-ai-bubble-doesn-t-look-like-the-dotcom-crash-yet-20251029-p5n6cy" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/4-reasons-the-ai-bubble-doesn-t-look-like-the-dotcom-crash-yet-20251029-p5n6cy" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;Reasons the AI bubble doesn&amp;rsquo;t look like the dotcom crash (yet)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s the biggest spending spree in history. Is the AI boom a bubble, and what does it mean for investors and the Australian economy if it bursts?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fin

Australian Financial Review

The AI bubble comes to Australia: what happens if it goes pop?

DEC 3, 202534 MIN
The Fin

The AI bubble comes to Australia: what happens if it goes pop?

DEC 3, 202534 MIN

Description

Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and technology editor Paul Smith on the multi-trillion dollar AI investment boom, where the opportunities are for Australia and what happens if it goes wrong.

This podcast is sponsored by Acenda 

Further reading: 

OpenAI in Australian blitz as it woos start-ups, corporatesThe Silicon Valley giant behind ChatGPT will offer free services to major venture capital-backed tech companies as it attempts to steal a march on rivals.

Burry, Buffett and boomers: How markets drive our ugly generation gapWhile investors love the contrarian wisdom of Michael Burry and Warren Buffett, capital-soaked markets mean the world they won in is gone, creating deep societal problems.

Reasons the AI bubble doesn’t look like the dotcom crash (yet)It’s the biggest spending spree in history. Is the AI boom a bubble, and what does it mean for investors and the Australian economy if it bursts?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.