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Robot Brains Make Houses Super Pricey in San Francisco!

Imagine your favorite game, but instead of coins, it's houses getting super expensive!

Hey tech explorers! Have you ever played a game where something suddenly becomes super rare and everyone wants it? That's kind of what's happening in beautiful San Francisco, but with houses!

Guess what? The super-smart people who create AI (that's like robot brains, remember?) are making a lot of money because their technology is so important. When lots of people with good jobs move to one place, they all need a place to live, right?

This means that houses in San Francisco are becoming super popular, like a limited-edition toy everyone wants! Because there are more people wanting houses than there are houses available, the prices are zooming up really fast. The 'median cost' (which means if you lined up all the house prices from smallest to biggest, it's the one in the very middle) is now a super-duper high number, making it hard for many families to afford a home there.

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Based on reporting by BBC Technology.