Downtown San Francisco’s climb out of the COVID slump exemplified by empty streets, vacant office buildings and a homelessness crisis is expected to get a boost in a few weeks from the city’s biggest tech conference.
“AI is front and center for every business leader, and we are pivoting hard to that this year at the show,” Colin Fleming, senior vice president of brand, content and customer insights at Salesforce, said in an interview. “It is our company’s and Dreamforce’s major focus.” Read more: Opinion: ‘Miami is dead. Austin is dead. San Francisco is back!’ Can AI really save this city?