Marissa Mayer tells NYT that gender does not matter in tech
Original title: Marissa Mayer Can’t Keep Pretending 'Gender Doesn't Matter'
She also used her new Dazzle photo app to describe her daughter and dismissed documented bias in AI models.
In a New York Times interview, former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said passion makes gender irrelevant in technology and pointed to female AI executives rather than research on model bias. She described asking her new app, Dazzle, which analyzes a user’s camera roll, to name qualities she loves about her daughter. The 404 Media commentary contrasts that view with pay and funding gaps, the 2024 shutdown of Women Who Code, and cancellation of the Grace Hopper Celebration after weak registration and sponsorship.
- Dazzle accesses a camera roll and analyzes life from photos.
- Women Who Code shut down in 2024 after 11 years, citing funding.
- Bloomberg reported about 15,000 Grace Hopper attendees in 2025, the fewest since 2016.
- Organizers have not said whether a 2027 Grace Hopper conference will be held.
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- Dazzle
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The former CEO of Yahoo! and current founder of a chatbot app is going viral for using AI to list things she loves about her daughter. But what she has to say about women in tech in 2026 is worth talking about.
By Samantha Cole · 404media.co
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