Businessinsider iconBusinessinsiderSep 4, 2026

I own a baklava bakery in San Francisco. Life as a small business owner in a city flush with AI money has been hard.

Tolgay Karabulut has run a small baklava bakery in San Francisco since 2022.

I own a baklava bakery in San Francisco. Life as a small business owner in a city flush with AI money has been hard.

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Tolgay Karabulut has run a small baklava bakery in San Francisco since 2022.

The city's AI boom has made earning a living feel like an uphill battle.

Tolgay Karabulut has run a small baklava bakery in San Francisco since 2022. The city's AI boom has made earning a living feel like an uphill battle.

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Tolgay Karabulut has run a small baklava bakery in San Francisco since 2022. The city's AI boom has made earning a living feel like an uphill battle.

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