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Ever looked at big tech balance sheets and thought: where are the data center bills hiding?In this premiere English episode of UNF#CK YOUR DATA, co-hosts Dr. Christian Krug and Jan Icken dissect the looming AI debt crisis, unpacking off-balance-sheet debt, special purpose vehicles, and circular financing loops between hyperscalers and frontier labs.We break down OpenAI’s massive multi-billion procurement commitments, compare today's infrastructure build-out to the 2008 financial crash, and ask what happens to downstream startups when model providers default.If your tech stack depends on frontier models, it's time to treat them as supply chain risks rather than magic.Follow and subscribe so you don't miss an episode.▬▬▬▬▬▬ Sponsor Links: ▬▬▬▬DatenWG: https://www.daten-wg.com/Intito: https://content.intito.com/podcast-sponsorship-unfuck-your-dataEntropy Data: https://www.entropy-data.com▬▬▬▬▬▬ Profile: ▬▬▬▬Jan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-icken/Christian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-krug/Christians Wonderlink: https://wonderl.ink/@christiankrugUnf*ck Your Data auf Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unfck-your-data▬▬▬▬▬▬ Where to find UNF#CK YOUR DATA: ▬▬▬▬Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69fqgr97lE7UUgjR0wLJfd?si=b055a0cdaaf845dciTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/uyd-unf-ck-your-data/id6821121150Deezer: https://link.deezer.com/s/34DuI0InY5KdO7jo5cIuXYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/@uyd-unfckyourdata▬▬▬▬▬▬ Merch: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬https://unfckyourdata-shop.de/▬▬▬▬▬▬ Kontakt: ▬▬▬▬E-Mail: [email protected]▬▬▬▬▬▬ Timestamps: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 Riding unicorns and Lamas: Welcome to the show00:56 What is off-balance-sheet debt in AI?05:26 The data center shell game: Special Purpose Vehicles explained11:30 OpenAI's cash burn vs. $600B+ procurement commitments14:55 Circular financing: Microsoft, NVIDIA, and the revenue loop19:43 The $1T IPO fantasy and delayed public listings26:10 Data centers are chips, not real estate: The 3-5 year cliff31:04 What crashes first? Downstream startups vs. upstream pension funds37:50 Supply chain hedging: Anthropic, open weights, and alternatives42:15 2008 all over again? The problem with AI bailouts49:27 Outro ritual: Favorite insults and football loyalties

Most data and AI conversations sound like corporate slide decks read by sleepwalkers. We decided to fix that.Welcome to the International edition of UNF#CK YOUR DATA with Dr. Christian Krug and Jan Icken.After almost four years of calling out hype and untangling messy data architectures in German, we’re taking the sparring match to the international stage. Jan brings battle scars from SAP consulting, startup boardrooms, and a BJJ black belt; Christian brings the PhD, the platform-building war stories, and an absolute allergy to buzzwords.Expect zero corporate fluff, deadpan banter, honest breakdowns of AI and data platforms, and real solutions for your Tuesday morning.Plus, you drive the agenda: send us your real-world headaches, and we’ll tear them down on air.Follow UNF#CK YOUR DATA now so you never miss an episode.▬▬▬▬▬▬ Sponsor Links: ▬▬▬▬DatenWG: https://www.daten-wg.com/Intito: https://content.intito.com/podcast-sponsorship-unfuck-your-dataEntropy Data: https://www.entropy-data.com/▬▬▬▬▬▬ Profile: ▬▬▬▬Jan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-icken/Christian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-krug/Christians Wonderlink: https://wonderl.ink/@christiankrugUnf*ck Your Data auf Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unfck-your-data▬▬▬▬▬▬ Where to find UNF#CK YOUR DATA: ▬▬▬▬Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69fqgr97lE7UUgjR0wLJfd?si=b055a0cdaaf845dciTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/uyd-unf-ck-your-data/id6821121150Deezer: https://link.deezer.com/s/34DuI0InY5KdO7jo5cIuXYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/@uyd-unfckyourdata▬▬▬▬▬▬ Merch: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬https://unfckyourdata-shop.de/▬▬▬▬▬▬ Kontakt: ▬▬▬▬E-Mail: [email protected]▬▬▬▬▬▬ Timestamps: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 Introducing Jan Icken: The Black Belt Consultant02:13 Meet Dr. Christian Krug: The PhD with No Filter03:49 Bringing UNF#CK YOUR DATA to the English Realm05:19 What to Expect: AI, Tech Reality & Audience Q&A06:49 Release Schedule: Every Other Week

Coming soon.UNF#CK YOUR DATA - the international editionFrom Nuremberg to BarcelonaFrom Biology to economicsFrom SAP to AIChristian and Jan walk you through the data (& AI) madness.Stay tuned in LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-krug/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-icken/Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@uyd-unfckyourdata