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New York Times exposes sexual harassment, wild parties at Silicon Valley AI 'hacker houses'

Investigation reveals dozens of complaints at lavish mansions housing AI engineers, including assault allegations and police incidents.

newest coverage 2d agosummary written 2d ago2 pieces Newswires

What to know

  • Silicon Valley's AI "hacker houses" have generated dozens of police complaints including sexual assault allegations, wild parties with drugs, and property damage exceeding $200,000 at some homes.
  • AGI House, a prominent eight-bedroom mansion housing OpenAI and Anthropic engineers, has recorded 37 police incidents since 2022, with connections to industry figures like Sam Altman, Sergey Brin, and Marc Andreessen.
  • Residents pay up to $10,000 per month for access to industry leaders and networking, but the homes have become sites of excessive behavior and documented safety concerns.

“she's "far from the only one this has happened to."”

Yehong Zhu · New York Post / New York Times investigation ↗

Jeremy Nixon Founder and operator of AGI HouseSam AltmanSam Altman OpenAI CEOYehong Zhu Founder of AI startup ZetteJimmy Chen Operator of another prominent tech houseMarc AndreessenMarc Andreessen Venture capitalist

New York Times exposes sexual harassment, wild parties at Silicon Valley AI 'hacker houses'
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 11:28 AM ET
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    New York Times investigation reveals extent of hacker house problems

    The New York Times published an investigation documenting the issues at Silicon Valley's AI hacker houses, including sexual harassment allegations, excessive parties with psychedelic drugs, and property damage claims exceeding $200,000 at some homes.

    “Sources told the Times that parties featuring psychedelic drugs and sharing of sexual partners are common at these tech houses.”
    — New York Times sources
    1. 2 outlets AI ‘hacker houses’ in Silicon Valley out of control with destructive parties, sexual harassment claims: report

      first by NY Post, 2d ago · also New York Post

  2. background

    AGI House accumulates police incident reports — Local police began recording incidents at AGI House, created by former Google researcher Jeremy Nixon. By 2024, police had recorded 37 incidents since 2022, including at least 17 related to complaints about wild parties.

  3. background

    Yehong Zhu files police report alleging rape and assault — Yehong Zhu, founder of AI startup Zette, filed a police report accusing a former member of Genesis, another tech house, of rape and assault, saying she was "far from the only one this has happened to."

  4. background

    Woman reports being trapped at AGI House by resident — A woman called police reporting she had been trapped at AGI House by a male resident who repeatedly pressured her to have sex, telling her she was old and "would be alone forever." She escaped unharmed by climbing over a gate.