King's Cross became an AI hub because DeepMind chose it first
Source: TechCrunch
London's transformation of a neglected neighborhood into a tech cluster stemmed from a real estate decision in 2016, not city planning or tax incentives. DeepMind's arrival created the gravitational force that pulled OpenAI, Meta, and Wayve to the same postal code. A single prestigious tenant reshaped place economics and talent migration patterns for an entire ecosystem. For cities chasing tech clusters, acquiring an initial anchor tenant with sufficient cultural weight matters more than infrastructure or policy—the tenant makes location a status signal rather than a logistical question.