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What Happens If the AI Bubble Bursts? (Second Request)

Podcast: The Capitol Forum
Published: Jun 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 4046
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Who will pick up the pieces if the AI hype fizzles? Today on Second Request , Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Matthew Scherer of the Open Markets Institute to discuss his recent report, "No Bailouts for Big Tech Billionaires: Policies for When the AI Bubble Bursts." Together, the two examine the massive debt fueling artificial intelligence spending and the role of private credit, shadow banking, and other opaque financing structures in AI markets.