1. Physical proximity to an industry hub. This is why bay area real estate is so valuable—it’s physically close to a large industry, and there are currently advantages (in productivity and access to financial resources) to that location. AI may zero that out—AI models are productive anywhere on earth, and the whole model of startup finance may work differently.
2. Mineral rights. But there are alternatives : undersea mineral rights, antarctic mineral rights, lunar mineral rights. It may mean if you own some chunk of kansas it isn’t meaningfully more valuable than it was before.
Like others, I think your best bet is either tech company index funds like QQQ or individually investing in the current high fliers in AI that take outside investments. (so meta and google and nvidia, not openAI)
You’ve got 2 forms of valuation:
1. Physical proximity to an industry hub. This is why bay area real estate is so valuable—it’s physically close to a large industry, and there are currently advantages (in productivity and access to financial resources) to that location. AI may zero that out—AI models are productive anywhere on earth, and the whole model of startup finance may work differently.
2. Mineral rights. But there are alternatives : undersea mineral rights, antarctic mineral rights, lunar mineral rights. It may mean if you own some chunk of kansas it isn’t meaningfully more valuable than it was before.
Like others, I think your best bet is either tech company index funds like QQQ or individually investing in the current high fliers in AI that take outside investments. (so meta and google and nvidia, not openAI)