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title: "'It's Raining Gold': AI Mints Unexpected Billionaires"
description: "The AI boom is creating a new class of billionaires in some unlikely places. Since the rise of ChatGPT in 2022, companies manufacturing overlooked industrial products and obscure hardware have seen their fortunes soar as demand for AI infrastructure takes off. Bloomberg Billionaires reporter Pui Gwen Yeung breaks down how these companies have struck gold. (Source: Bloomberg)"
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published: 2026-10-06T13:31:44.870284+00:00
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source: "Bloomberg"
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# 'It's Raining Gold': AI Mints Unexpected Billionaires

*The AI boom is creating a new class of billionaires in some unlikely places. Since the rise of ChatGPT in 2022, companies manufacturing overlooked industrial products and obscure hardware have seen their fortunes soar as demand for AI infrastructure takes off. Bloomberg Billionaires reporter Pui Gwen Yeung breaks down how these companies have struck gold. (Source: Bloomberg)*

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Originally published by Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-16/-it-s-raining-gold-ai-mints-unexpected-billionaires-video