As I read this, I'm thinking this is somewhat happening in another sector, the Pro-gaming scene. In South Korea, gaming teams are starting to live together (10-15 people in a same house/apartment). In their team house, they will practice all day to improve their gaming skills through hard work day and night. I can't think of a reason this can't happen with hackers & entrepreneurs.
I appreciate how Google stopped pursuing face recognition technology. Even for the tech-savvy, technology can sometimes become scary. Nice way of sticking to the "Don't be evil."