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Monologue: AI Isn't Getting A Bailout

December 4, 2025·10 min·3-min readsolotechnology
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Government bailouts akin to TARP are extremely unlikely for AI companies because they are neither systemically critical nor in imminent danger of collapse that would destabilize the broader economy. Unlike 2008, where failing banks threatened national financial ruin, today’s AI firms like

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Ed ZitronJensen Huang

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NvidiaOpenAIOracleMicrosoftCrusoe

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Artificial IntelligenceEconomicsFinancial IndependenceMachine LearningStartupsTech IndustryVenture Capital

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