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AI made a tiny slice of Silicon Valley filthy rich and left the rest wondering why they bother
A Menlo Ventures partner says roughly 10,000 Silicon Valley workers have built fortunes above $20 million from the AI boom at companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Meta, and Nvidia. The article says many others feel excluded, middle management is thinning, and even some winners report a lack of purpose.