Will The AI Boom End Like The Railroad Crash Of 1873? — ft. Liaquat Ahamed

Ed Elson is joined by Liaquat Ahamed to examine the railroad bubble of 1873 and why he sees parallels with today’s data center buildout. They discuss the lessons history offers, why overbuilding remains a recurring problem, the warning signs he sees in today’s AI boom, what AI executives should learn from the past, and where he thinks we are in the cycle today.

Liaquat Ahamed is a financial historian, with degrees in economics from both Harvard and Cambridge universities and over two decades of professional experience as an investment manager. His new book, 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression and the Making of the Modern World is available now.

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