It was bailed out because the people who drop cash into elections (large investors) would have been impacted.
If it got to bailout for AI, they'd profit from the bailout, talk it up for retail, have their market news correspondents talk up about how there is huge profit to be made to get more retail investors (ie: bagholders) roped in, and profit off the drop.
This is what history tells me, you can come to your own conclusions of course, but IMO... AI is just the newest vehicle for the same story we've seen cycle (faster every time it seems) over the past.... Well, century at this point. Maybe more but before the stock market I'm without examples I'm personally aware of.