When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

Science fiction author and journalist Cory Doctorow warns that when the AI bubble bursts, executives who replaced staff with AI tools will face a 'really long time' to recover lost skills, and cautions creative workers against relying solely on copyright for protection, one week after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to ramp up protections against AI companies that refuse to pay for content.

When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back Get our breaking news email https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau sfl , free app https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3 or daily news podcast https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau sfl When the AI bubble bursts, executives who enthusiastically replaced their staff with AI tools will learn that it takes a “really long time” to replace those lost skills, says Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist. But those in creative fields should also be warned not to put all their faith in copyright as the best way to safeguard their work, Doctorow warns, just one week after the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promised to ramp up protection against AI companies who refuse to pay https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/15/office-of-ai-artificial-intelligence-copyright-australia-government . Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/when-the-ai-bubble-bursts-what-will-australia-do-with-the-tools-it-built-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.