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Circular dependencies between hyperscalers and pre-IPO AI labs create structural risks as companies become increasingly dependent on the same AI customers and demand assumptions.

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"Some of the multibillion-dollar backlogs reported by hyperscalers stem from strategic deals with pre-IPO artificial intelligence labs including OpenAI and Anthropic. The overlapping relationships heighten risks because many of the industry's biggest companies are increasingly dependent on the same AI customers and the same assumptions about future demand."

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