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The AI bubble will burst. History tells us what happens next

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By Toby Walsh
| Forbes Australia Verified
Published on June 17, 2026 Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has warned of AI job losses. Images: Getty Images History, it is said, tends to repeat itself, especially for those who fail to learn from the lessons of the past. And when I look at the AI race today, I fear that we have been here before and are failing to do exactly that: learn the lessons of the past. At the start of the industrial revolution spending on railroads eventually peaked at around 20 per cent of US GDP.
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The AI bubble will burst. History tells us what happens next

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By Toby Walsh
| Forbes Australia Verified
Published on June 17, 2026 Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has warned of AI job losses. Images: Getty Images History, it is said, tends to repeat itself, especially for those who fail to learn from the lessons of the past. And when I look at the AI race today, I fear that we have been here before and are failing to do exactly that: learn the lessons of the past. At the start of the industrial revolution spending on railroads eventually peaked at around 20 per cent of US GDP.
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Happy birthday, artificial intelligence!

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By Toby Walsh
| UNSW Newsroom
Scientia Professor Toby Walsh: the pain might be significant but it probably won't last.
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