The techies are at it again—only this time, they’re not looking for kombucha on tap or Patagonia vests, but all-inclusive “hacker houses” in H

What is ‘Cerebral Valley’? San Francisco’s nerdiest new neighborhood

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2024-05-05 18:30:07

The techies are at it again—only this time, they’re not looking for kombucha on tap or Patagonia vests, but all-inclusive “hacker houses” in Hayes Valley.

Artificial intelligence workers are now forming co-living and coworking communities, where like-minded founders and developers can eat, sleep and breathe their work. These communities are often operated out of historic Victorians near Alamo Square, just a stone’s throw from Souvla and a Cotopaxi outlet.

The hacker house craze has grown quickly in recent months, so much so that some in the industry are now calling the neighborhood around them “Cerebral Valley.” (For the record, we at The Standard think the techies missed a big opportunity in renaming it “HAIyes Valley).

ppl in sf are now nicknaming Hayes Valley "Cerebral Valley" because all the AI communities and hacker houses are there AI seems to be the one thing in startup world that demands in-person rn so much so that if you're not in sf, you're at a disadvantage