# A Test for Capital Markets: Funding AI

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Podcast: [Thoughts on the Market](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thoughts-on-the-market-980853)
Published: 2026-07-16T21:30:00+00:00
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Credit markets are stepping in to fund the surging demand for AI. Our experts Lindsay Tyler and Anish Shah explore the opportunities and risks behind this record financing wave. Read more insights from Morgan Stanley. ----- Transcript ----- Lindsay Tyler: Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Lindsay Tyler, TMT Credit Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley.  Anish Shah: And I'm Anish Shah, Global Head of Debt Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley.  Lindsay Tyler: Today, how issuers and investors are approaching the rapidly evolving world of AI financing.  It's Thursday, July 16th at 10am in New York.  As AI demand accelerates, credit markets are being asked to finance infrastructure on a scale that used to be associated with utilities, telecom, or energy. That raises a central question for issuers and investors: How much debt can the AI ecosystem absorb? And at what price?  Anish, can you walk our listeners through the key products in your purview?  Anish Shah: Certainly, in my nearly twenty years at Morgan Stanley, this is probably the most incredible time period I've ever seen in the credit markets. I've had the privilege of working across a number of different roles in capital markets and lending. And a couple of years ago, we integrated the debt underwriting business across both investment-grade and leverage finance franchises in recognition of how interconnected the whole credit ecosystem has become.  In addition to our core activities helping clients raise capital for their strategic priorities, two of the big focus areas that we've had have been finding ways to harness the power of the private credit universe and also delivering best-in-class capabilities in funding this incredible growth in AI spend.  Lindsay Tyler: AI financing…

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