FoundHer House, a “hacker house” that was established in May is geared specifically toward women. The goal of the house — a co-living environment for techies to hack away at problems while saving on expenses — was to create a supportive community for its eight residents to build their own companies in the nation’s technology capital.
That makes FoundHer House a rare experiment. As Silicon Valley has been gripped by a frenzy over artificial intelligence, attracting technologists and young people who want to work on this new wave, emerging A.I. start-ups and hacker houses have been dominated by men, according to investors and funding data.
That means the A.I. boom is set to perpetuate the longtime demographics of the tech industry, which remains disproportionately male.
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