How AI Is Disrupting a $1.8 Trillion Market

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Private credit has exploded from a niche corner of finance into a $1 trillion market. Yet its resilience is increasingly being tested by rising borrower stress, investor withdrawals and vulnerabilities exposed by artificial intelligence. Bloomberg Originals examines whether this massive boom is truly built to last and what comes next for one of finance’s fastest-growing sectors. Explore these and other related stories in more depth on Bloomberg.com: Private Credit Turmoil Has Retail Investors Eyeing the Exits https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/private-credit-market-trouble-has-rich-investors-wanting-redemptions Private Credit Eyes Gap in US Infrastructure as Federal Funding Dips https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/private-credit-eyes-gap-in-us-infrastructure-as-dc-funding-dips AI Boom Is Triggering a Loan Meltdown for Software Companies: Credit Weekly https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-31/ai-boom-is-triggering-a-loan-meltdown-for-software-companies-credit-weekly BlackRock Slashed Private Loan Value From 100 to Zero https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/blackrock-slashes-another-private-loan-value-from-100-to-zero JPMorgan’s Dimon Warns Again on Risks of Credit Downturn https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/jpmorgan-s-dimon-warns-again-on-risks-of-credit-market-downturn 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Industry-Wide Pressures 01:55 Title Card 02:00 What is Private Credit? 03:26 Market Scale and Opportunities 04:18 Historical Development 05:43 Impact of AI 06:28 Blue Owl 08:31 Transparency Concerns 09:14 Jamie Dimon’s Cockroach Analogy 10:19 Conclusion #AI #PrivateCredit #Blue Owl #Ares #Apollo #Blackstone -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for just $1.99 your first month: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering storie