Monologue: AI Isn't Too Big to Fail

Monologue: AI Isn't Too Big to Fail

From Better Offline by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

April 3, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Ed Zitron discusses the implications of AI and the lack of financial bailouts in the current technological landscape.

In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron breaks down why AI isn’t too big to fail, why no bailout is coming, and how people need to learn more about history before using it to justify burning billions of dollars. This week’s free newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/   Premium newsletter tie-in out later today - save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1   YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to  https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code  FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. Buy our new “FUCK DATA CENTERS” shirts today! --- LINKS: https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/   Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at Ed's Socials: https://twitter.com/edzitron https://www.instagram.com/edzitron https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com https://www.threads.net/@edzitron Email Me: ez@betteroffline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Host: Ed Zitron

Topics covered

  • AI
  • technology
  • economics
  • history
  • bailouts
  • crisis

Keywords

  • AI failure
  • bailout
  • history
  • technology
  • economic crisis
  • Better Offline

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