The bizarre culture that’s sprung up around Silicon Valley AI companies - which overlaps hugely with rationalist and effective altruist circles - appears to be seriously pressuring some women into attending sex parties for the sake of networking. This is, needless to say, horrifying.
Sep 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Silicon Valley nonprofit encourages young women to lead in AI
A Bay Area gender gap in the tech industry threatens the full participation of women in the future of artificial intelligence.
Reflecting On a Few Very, Very Strange Years In Silicon Valley's Rape Culture
On rape culture in Silicon Valley and its subcultures: Rationalism, Effective Altruism, TPOT, and Vibecamp. Also the informal rules that dictate how women are allowed to talk about sexual violence.
Women in AI: Numbers Behind the Gender Gap in Tech
How is AI changing the game for women in 2026? From job shifts and personal life-hacks to the rise of female AI founders, explore the unique impact of women in tech today.
Lessons From Three Women Founders Using AI To Disrupt Billion-Dollar Industries
Three women founders share how they're using AI to disrupt billion-dollar industries—and the mindset it takes to keep going when everything feels stacked against you.
How AI Is Fueling the Gender Pay Gap in Tech
A new Wharton study finds that too few women are working with emerging tech, and that exclusion is driving a growing divide in pay.
Beware of AI Sex Cult In SF and Berkeley
531 votes, 156 comments. Hi, salacious title, I know. I’m linking articles from Time Magazine and the SF Standard And here is a thread with LOTS of…
“The more women take part in shaping AI, the more balanced and responsible this techn | Ctech
With the AI revolution still in its relative infancy, leaders from Women in Tech Israel and KPMG say it presents a rare opportunity for women to establish themselves as leaders in a defining new sector. Just as importantly, they argue that to build technology that serves everyone, women must secure their place in the conversation.
“Women Don’t Need Rescuing”: Navigating the AI Gender Gap in an Industry That’s Obsessed | LBBOnline
Little Black Book, Is the AI gender gap a problem to be solved, a question of control or a strategic advantage? LBB’s Laura Swinton Gupta asks
They Built Stepford AI and Called It “Agentic”
Women’s “ick” for AI isn’t technophobia or a gap to close. It’s wisdom to act on.
‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s
Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI
Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.
AI And The Gender Gap: The New Broken Rung Most Women Don’t Know Exists
Most women aren't falling behind in AI because they're hesitant. They're falling behind because no one handed them access. Here's how to close the Exposure Gap.
Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear
We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and its fear of superintelligent AI.
AI Is the Future—But Where Are the Women?
Just 12 percent of machine learning researchers are women—a worrying statistic for a field supposedly reshaping society.
Women in tech and AI in Europe: Can the region close its gender gap?
AI could be the turning point that finally unlocks women’s full participation in tech in Europe.
