AI and the Next ‘Too Big to Fail’? The Looming Bailout Debate

11/11/2025 5 min
AI and the Next ‘Too Big to Fail’? The Looming Bailout Debate

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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  Are today’s AI giants becoming the next Wall Street banks — too powerful, too connected, and too big to fail? The Trump administration says no bailouts for AI companies, but as data centers expand and national security arguments grow louder, that promise may not hold. In this episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we examine how the AI boom mirrors past bailouts — from banks to automakers — and why true capitalism depends on letting creative destruction work. From Florida’s pushback on data centers to the specter of taxpayer-funded rescues, we ask: is AI innovation paving the way for another moral hazard?