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AI made a tiny slice of Silicon Valley filthy rich and left the rest wondering why they bother

Via The Decoder
Saturday, May 16, 2026 ยท 8:48AM
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According to Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das, about 10,000 people in Silicon Valley have amassed fortunes of over $20 million thanks to the AI boom at Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Meta, and Nvidia. Everyone else feels left behind. Middle management feels hollowed out. Even the winners struggle with a "p

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