If the AI boom goes bust, what happens to our super?

22 Oct 2026 · 4:46

Episode If the AI boom goes bust, what happens to our super?

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You may have heard about the artificial intelligence bubble.

In finance, a bubble is when the hype around something far outstrips its actual value and at some point it can pop in a big way.

Then, as the famous American investor Warren Buffett, puts it: "'only when the tide goes out you find out who's been swimming naked".

But are we all exposed?

What happens to our hard earned superannuation, invested here and overseas, if the AI boom goes bust, and triggers a stock market crash?

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