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Waarom de beursgang van OpenAI en Anthropic een succes moét zijn

NRC4 October 2026Watch on YouTube

What you'll learn

  • Large AI companies, chipmakers and data center builders are increasingly each other's investor, supplier and customer.
  • The podcast examines how stable this circular way of financing is.
  • Economics editors Marike Stellinga and Maarten Schinkel dig into the figures behind the possible IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • The episode discusses the figures and risks behind the AI IPO race.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NRC economics podcast 'Zo simpel is het niet' about this week?
The episode covers the possible IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic and the circular financing between AI companies, chipmakers and data center builders.
Who discusses the figures and risks behind the AI IPO race in the episode?
Economics editors Marike Stellinga and Maarten Schinkel analyze the figures and risks behind this AI IPO race.
What characterizes the financing between AI companies, chipmakers and data center builders?
These parties are increasingly each other's investor, supplier and customer, which results in a circular way of financing.
What do the economics editors focus on in this podcast?
Each week they dig into the figures behind the news and the influence of economics on society.

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Grote AI-bedrijven, chipmakers en datacenterbouwers zijn steeds vaker elkaars investeerder, leverancier én klant. Maar hoe stabiel is deze circulaire manier van financieren? Daar gaat het deze week over in "Zo simpel is het niet", de economiepodcast van NRC. Daarin duiken economieredacteuren Marike Stellinga en Maarten Schinkel elke week in de cijfers achter het nieuws en de invloed van economie op de samenleving. Meer weten? Bekijk de volledige aflevering over de AI-beursrace hier: https://youtu.be/hFKW3Git7zM Instagram NRC: https://www.instagram.com/nrcnl/ TikTok NRC: https://www.tiktok.com/@nrc_nl LinkedIn NRC: https://nl.linkedin.com/company/nrc-nl Facebook NRC: https://www.facebook.com/NRC/ Alle verhalen van NRC vind je op de site: https://www.nrc.nl/