它本应是一个澳大利亚商业成功故事。就在一周多前，当地AI公司Firmus正准备以一估值进入市场，这将使这家初创公司与Woolworths同列一级。但上周五，一切都崩塌了。
It was supposed to be an Australian business success story. Just over a week ago local AI company Firmus was preparing to hit the market with a value that would put the startup in the same league as Woolworths. But last Friday, everything fell apart.
事件的核心是Firmus联合创始人奥利弗·柯蒂斯，一位因内幕交易入狱后试图重建声誉的企业家。柯蒂斯表示，崩盘的原因在于澳大利亚对企业家的“不信任之风”。
At the centre was Firmus co-founder Oliver Curtis, an entrepreneur trying to rebuild his reputation after spending time in prison for insider trading. Curtis said the collapse was down to Australia’s ‘mantra of disbelief around entrepreneurs’.
商业编辑乔纳森·巴雷特与玛蒂尔达·博斯利讨论了该公司创始人的傲慢，以及这对AI投资泡沫未来意味着什么。
Business editor Jonathan Barrett speaks to Matilda Boseley about the hubris of the firm’s founders and what this says about the future of the AI investment bubble