India, May 17 -- Indian-origin venture capitalist Deedy Das has painted a bleak picture of life inside San Francisco's AI boom, saying the widening wealth gap and fears around artificial intelligence are leaving even highly paid tech workers "psychologically tormented".

In a widely circulated social media post, Das said Silicon Valley currently feels "pretty frenetic", with a small group of AI insiders amassing enormous wealth, while many software engineers live in fear layoffs and stagnating careers.

"The vibes in SF feel pretty frenetic right now. The divide in outcomes is the worst I've ever seen," wrote Das, a partner at Menlo Ventures and former tech lead at Google and Facebook.

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