{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/39fc4a99-8861-437d-81e2-684d13e48f92/6aa2cf97ff74edfd001d73e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why the AI giants are acting like banks","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d92155874248/1789054349662-52011544-6882-4a97-bca6-c8e2920fb95c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Since 2022, the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/03/nvidia-is-driving-the-ai-boom-good?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI boom</a> has been the biggest story in financial markets. It has turned some of the largest tech companies into <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/briefing/2026/09/03/nvidia-is-the-central-bank-of-ai?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">major</a> financial players, lending and borrowing from one another. This week, we dig into how worried you should be about that web of “circular” AI financing.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Shailesh Chitnis, <em>The Economist</em>'s global business writer&nbsp;</li><li>Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”</li><li>Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Nvidia</li><li>AI boom</li><li>“Circular” financing</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}