<description>&lt;p&gt;This week Technology editor Paul Smith and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on why financial markets are suddenly spooked, which businesses are most at risk from AI disruption and whether the concern is overblown.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is sponsored by &lt;a href="https://www.vanta.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vanta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/wisetech-drops-australia-s-first-ai-jobs-bomb-20260225-p5o5c5"&gt;WiseTech drops Australia&amp;rsquo;s first AI jobs bomb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Rapid, large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence is happening, with the companies most at risk of disruption leading the charge.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/ai-comes-for-the-software-giants-and-australia-is-no-safe-haven-20260204-p5nzfw"&gt;AI comes for the software giants, and Australia is no safe haven&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;One venture capitalist warns there will be &amp;ldquo;roadkill&amp;rdquo;. Another says the market is &amp;ldquo;schizoid&amp;rdquo;. Artificial intelligence is making tech increasingly turbulent.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/ai-giant-anthropic-s-boss-gets-honest-about-the-chaos-to-come-20260127-p5nxbb"&gt;Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei warns AI has the potential to tear society apart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Dario Amodei&amp;rsquo;s Anthropic is behind the most popular AI platform for businesses worldwide, but he has serious worries about the technology tearing society apart.&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>

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Australian Financial Review

The ‘SaaSpocalypse’: Something big (and scary) is happening in AI

FEB 25, 202631 MIN
The Fin

The ‘SaaSpocalypse’: Something big (and scary) is happening in AI

FEB 25, 202631 MIN

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This week Technology editor Paul Smith and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on why financial markets are suddenly spooked, which businesses are most at risk from AI disruption and whether the concern is overblown. This podcast is sponsored by Vanta Further reading:WiseTech drops Australia’s first AI jobs bombRapid, large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence is happening, with the companies most at risk of disruption leading the charge.AI comes for the software giants, and Australia is no safe havenOne venture capitalist warns there will be “roadkill”. Another says the market is “schizoid”. Artificial intelligence is making tech increasingly turbulent.Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei warns AI has the potential to tear society apartDario Amodei’s Anthropic is behind the most popular AI platform for businesses worldwide, but he has serious worries about the technology tearing society apart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.