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Evan Buhler moved<\/span> to San Francisco\u2019s Hayes Valley three months ago to build an AI company that would combine the buzzy technology and his experience as a startup attorney. At the time, he didn\u2019t realize he had moved to the heart of a movement.<\/p>\n Hayes Valley, which has been nicknamed \u201cCerebral Valley\u201d by tech enthusiasts and builders, is exploding with happy hours, networking events and hackathons focused on one thing: artificial intelligence. Some attribute the spotlight to a rise in hacker homes<\/a> in the area, others think San Francisco just needed some good press, but perhaps most importantly to eager entrepreneurs <\/a>amid a downturn, it has the attention of top-tier investors.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt almost feels like destiny. I think it\u2019s going to become the economic and spiritual center of San Francisco,\u201d Buhler said of his new stomping grounds. \u201cI saw a competitor raise $5 million from OpenAI; the frothy environment is inspiring to a lot of entrepreneurs\u201d who wouldn\u2019t have made the jump otherwise, he described.<\/p>\n Buhler, looking to spread word of his new startup, was one of the 200 founders, investors, engineers and entrepreneurs at the one-day Cerebral Valley Summit, hosted by tech journalist Eric Newcomer and AI gaming startup Volley. Early-stage startups and storied entrepreneurs, buzzing with excitement, discussed the opportunity of the current moment on stage and at the literal watercooler.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n