Nvidia is assembling a constellation of financing deals, partnerships and equity stakes that could collectively exceed 750 billion dollars in total value. The South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix is set to receive more than 500 billion dollars to ramp up AI chip production. Nvidia is also providing up to 250 billion dollars in guarantees to help OpenAI lease computing resources, alongside nearly 350 billion dollars in financing for OpenAI to purchase its chips. Critics raise concerns about circular financing, which could artificially inflate demand rather than reflecting organic market growth. Google has similarly committed to backstop approximately 35 billion dollars in lease payments for Anthropic, suggesting vendor-financed arrangements are becoming an industry-wide phenomenon.
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