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New 82 bedroom compound for AI / ML in central SF
I have a new (acquired in April 2019) 30 bedroom, 9,000+ sq ft house in central San Francisco, called 'ML House' (https://ml-house.org/). We also have a 52 bedroom / 12,000 sq ft building on the same block, which we'll later use to expand our ML campus as we grow (probably a few years from now).
I'm working with some close friends in machine learning to assemble the best possible community of AI/ML enthusiasts, with this site serving as the HQ for our global network. We currently have a group of ML engineers in the house, with many similar types moving in next month from Harvard, MIT, Princeton, etc. We believe that advanced AI/ML will have an unprecedented impact on the future, and that forming this community is one of the most impactful things that can be done right now.
Here's what value we offer our members: Quality connections with people in AI/ML, short-term/long-term housing, co-working space, and many ongoing events that are focused on rigorous technical and personal development (expert speaker events, coding competitions, technical lectures/classes, top-notch personal development workshops, structured feedback/accountability sessions for member goals/projects, etc). To see a quick example of an event that we had this past week, check out our new Medium blog: https://medium.com/@james_30820/test-a4cdf5b4502f.
If you're interested in getting involved with our community in any of the following capacities, we'd love to speak with you:
Long-term housing (stays of > 1 month) / Short-term housing (stays of < 1 month) / Co-working / Events mailing list / Giving us feedback on what you want to see happen.
Lastly, we'd love to have you involved in our community in a remote/online capacity even if you don't live in the Bay Area (but work in AI / ML).
Feel free to get in touch via www.ml-house.org/apply. Thanks!
- andymoe 7y agoThis is super tone def given the housing situation in SF. Of all the people who need to live in a dorm style situation experts in AI/ML are probably pretty low on the list. Who was displaced to build this tech paradise of dorm style living? At least address this on your website or something. TLDR: wtf?
- jingalli 7y agoPeople displaced: 0. Both buildings were previously co-living spaces (for the past 4-5 years) before our management of the property. And before that, both buildings had fires and sat vacant for many years prior. So yeah, nobody displaced. Getting the future of AI/ML right stands to massively benefit/hurt everyone, and there's a strong need for this sort of community to help with that.
- bayareanative 7y agoMaybe this Q deserves its own Ask HN, but what do folks think of the feasibility, limits and/or power of using AI/ML for self-programming/seld-designing systems? How soon would it impact the salaries of programmers?