One billion dollar artificial intelligence company, Replit, announced it was leaving San Francisco for the Bay Area Peninsula.It's the industry that's supposed to help revive San Francisco, with the major players in artificial intelligence moving downtown.Despite the relocation, Replit says it's not going far."Just one company is not a trend. That's what I'm saying," said Ahmed Banafa.Banafa is a tech expert at San Jose State University.
It's not clear how many employees Replit has, but Banafa says he'd be worried if bigger companies like OpenAI decided to leave. Wunderman says, given that the Bay Area's economy functions largely as one unit, San Francisco will still benefit from Replit being nearby. But leaving San Francisco is only part of the story, according to the company's CEO, who laid out his reasoning in a thread on X."The 'why' we're leaving is boring, sad and predictable , so instead let me tell you why we chose Foster City."Namely, its safe environment, ideal location and high standard of living.