The Unexpected Billionaires of the AI Boom | Big Take Asia
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Beyond software and chips, the AI boom relies on good old-fashioned manufacturing of essential components – a skill that has made a new class of people very, very rich. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host Oanh Ha talks with Bloomberg reporter Cindy Wang and Opinion columnist Catherine Thorbecke about how nimble producers—think toilet manufacturers and furniture makers—pivoted to this booming industry, and the risks of concentrating too much AI manufacturing in one part of the world. Read more: ‘Like It’s Raining Gold’: The AI Boom’s Unexpected Billionaires (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-15/how-the-ai-boom-is-minting-billionaires-rewarding-picks-and-shovels-sellers?srnd=undefined) Bloomberg Billionaires Index: 500 of the World’s Richest People (https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/) We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. (https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts) Hosted by K. Oanh Ha; Guests: Ci
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