The Dark Side of AI Deals You Don't Know About

November 08, 2025 • 00:08:35
The Dark Side of AI Deals You Don't Know About
Silicon Valley Front Row
The Dark Side of AI Deals You Don't Know About

Nov 08 2025 | 00:08:35

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Hosted By

Steve Ispas

Show Notes

Is there a circular network of AI companies investing with one another? What would happen if one company, whether Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle or another supplier, to fall out of the nework?

Ahmed Banafa, tech professor at San Jose State University and the top tech voice on LinkedIn, joins us on Silicon Valley Front Row.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:35 AI companies and chipmaker investing

03:16 Risk of circular AI deals

05:51 Lobbyists and tech race with China?

08:12 Questions for audience

Circular AI Investments? Nvidia, OpenAI, and more

#openai #artificialintelligence #nvidia #circulardeals #monopol #oligopoly #oracle #jensen #altman #amd

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