Jim Cramer warns AI's circular financing frenzy echoes the dot-com bubble
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said the latest chapter of the artificial intelligence boom is reviving memories of the excesses that fueled the dot-com bubble."I lived through 2000," the "Mad Money" host said. "I don't want the sequel."On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia was discussing a $250 billion backstop for OpenAI that would help finance a planned 10-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center campus in Ohio. CNBC confirmed the report on Monday, and Nvidia declined to comment.
- ▪CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said the latest chapter of the artificial intelligence boom is reviving memories of the excesses that fueled the dot-com bubble."I lived through 2000," the "Mad Money" host said.
- ▪"I don't want the sequel."On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia was discussing a $250 billion backstop for OpenAI that would help finance a planned 10-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center campus in Ohio.
- ▪CNBC confirmed the report on Monday, and Nvidia declined to comment.
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CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said the latest chapter of the artificial intelligence boom is reviving memories of the excesses that fueled the dot-com bubble."I lived through 2000," the "Mad Money" host said. "I don't want the sequel."On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia was discussing a $250 billion backstop for OpenAI that would help finance a planned 10-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center campus in Ohio. CNBC confirmed the report on Monday, and Nvidia declined to comment. The proposed guarantee would support the project's lease and construction debt, not the Nvidia chips deployed inside the facility.
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