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Billions are being poured into AI infrastructure, data centres and tech companies. Super funds are investing too. But what if the promised profits never arrive? Richard Denniss breaks down the risks, the hype, and why Australia's retirement savings could be caught up in the biggest economic gamble of the decade. 🎧 Listen now to the What's the Point? podcast on all major platforms.

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# [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) 

Spent

$200–$498

Times shown

18K–21K

Running since

2 Nov 2026

Run as 3 separate ads, 3 still running. Figures add up all of them.

## What the ad says

Billions are being poured into AI infrastructure, data centres and tech companies. Super funds are investing too. But what if the promised profits never arrive? Richard Denniss breaks down the risks, the hype, and why Australia's retirement savings could be caught up in the biggest economic gamble of the decade. 🎧 Listen now to the What's the Point? podcast on all major platforms.

Links to australiainstitute.org.au

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