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$2 Trillion AI Value, Yet SF Economy Stalls

4/27/2026

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  • San Francisco, dubbed the AI capital, continues to lag economically despite its AI boom.
  • The city hosts OpenAI and Anthropic, two leading AI labs together valued at nearly $2 trillion.
  • San Francisco is home to 91 AI unicorns worth over $1 billion each, totaling about $600 billion.
  • Around a dozen billionaires who made fortunes in AI also reside in the city.