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Nvidia called central bank of AI

The gist

The Economist called Nvidia "the central bank of AI," citing its customer financing.
The label captures Nvidia's role funding the buyers of its own chips.

How it unfolded

  1. Mid-August (year not stated)Nvidia agreed to provide a backstop worth up to $US105 billion for a vast data centre in Ohio that will use lots of its chips.
  2. Sep 3, 2026The Economist published a briefing titled "Nvidia is the central bank of AI."
  3. Sep 7, 2026AFR published "Nvidia is the central bank of AI. But will its loans prove sound?"

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