We explore the expected size of AI-related debt, which vehicles hold it, what could go wrong, and how to protect yourself.

Topics covered include:
- How AI capex boom compares to other large booms and busts
- What fixed income vehicles hold AI-linked debt
- What mechanisms are being used to transfer AI-debt risk.
- How circular finance is contributing to the AI infrastructure buildout
- What could go wrong with the AI infrastructure buildout that could lead to losses on AI-related debt
- How to tell what exposure you have to AI debt
Show Notes
AI debt slide deck used for episode
Hyperscalers Tap External Financing as AI Capex Outruns Cash Flow—FactSet Insight
What History Tells Us About The AI Investment Boom by Larry Swedroe—Financial Advisor
Progress and peril by Pablo Hernández de Cos—BIS
US Life Insurers Held $807 Billion of Hard-to-Sell Credit by Alexandre Rajbhandari—Bloomberg
US Corporate Bonds Statistics—sifma
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