AI work is so concentrated that every top company needs a major San Francisco base
arthurcolle · x · 2026-07-25
The argument is that a lot of AI work happens within roughly a one-mile radius, so every top AI company will eventually need a serious San Francisco presence. The post’s point is less about real estate and more about how concentrated the talent, meetings, and informal knowledge flow in AI have become.
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