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San Francisco: AI capital of the world, yet an economic underperformer

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The Economist

23d ago· 1 min readenInsight

Summary

Despite San Francisco being the global epicenter of the AI boom—home to OpenAI, Anthropic, 91 AI unicorns collectively worth $600bn, and numerous AI billionaires—the city itself is struggling economically. The article highlights the paradox of an AI capital that has created immense wealth yet remains an economic laggard.

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NOWHERE IN HISTORY has created so much wealth so quickly.
Why, then, is the world's AI central struggling?
Artificial intelligence is booming. Its heartland is not
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Artificial intelligence is booming. Its heartland is not

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