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Nvidia is "the central bank of AI." 🏦

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Nvidia is kind of acting like the

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central bank of AI.

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>> They're starting to think about that

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financing in a different way. A $500

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billion financing commitment for AI

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infrastructure for compute with Apollo,

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Blackstone, Black Rockck, Brookfield,

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Goldman Sachs, KKR, the biggest

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institutional investment names in the

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world. Jensen Wong put out this essay on

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X. He says, "We have moved from an era

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in which companies bought chips and

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build data centers project by project to

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one in which AI factories can be

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financed as productive infrastructure,

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repeatable platforms, long-term

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institutional capital, and a diverse

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customer base that uses compute to

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create revenue." Before this deal was

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even announced, they already had a

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pretty big web of investments in AI. had

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66 private investments already off the

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balance sheet in addition to roughly $40

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billion in publicly traded stocks like

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4% in Intel 9% in core and now they're

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growing that with the biggest

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institutional players as a backdrop

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>> but does that worry you the Nvidia is

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the central bank of AI

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>> the fundamentals of this company are so

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strong no it doesn't worry me today does

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take the stress off of the banking

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system the traditional finance players

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and it puts it directly into the equity

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markets and so now investors get to vote

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with their wallet and say I agree with

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this or I

Interactive Summary

Nvidia is taking on a significant role as the "central bank of AI" by engaging in financing for AI infrastructure. They have committed $500 billion for AI compute infrastructure with major institutional investors like Apollo, Blackstone, Black Rock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR. Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, highlighted this shift, stating that AI factories are now viewed as productive infrastructure, financed by long-term institutional capital. This new venture complements Nvidia's existing investments, which include 66 private and $40 billion in publicly traded AI-related stocks. Despite the expanded role, the speaker believes Nvidia's strong fundamentals mitigate any concerns, noting that this financing model shifts financial stress from traditional banking systems to equity markets.

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