'People Over AI:' Dozens Protest Outside OpenAI's DevDay Conference
The AI backlash came to OpenAI’s developer conference in San Francisco this morning, with a few dozen people protesting the company outside its DevDay event.“Sam Altman, get off it. Put people over profit,” the group chanted, referring to OpenAI’s CEO. The protestors carried signs including “No Killer Robots,” “No Climate Destruction,” and “People Over AI,” reflecting various fears about the technology.
- ▪The AI backlash came to OpenAI’s developer conference in San Francisco this morning, with a few dozen people protesting the company outside its DevDay event.“Sam Altman, get off it.
- ▪Put people over profit,” the group chanted, referring to OpenAI’s CEO.
- ▪The protestors carried signs including “No Killer Robots,” “No Climate Destruction,” and “People Over AI,” reflecting various fears about the technology.
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The AI backlash came to OpenAI’s developer conference in San Francisco this morning, with a few dozen people protesting the company outside its DevDay event.“Sam Altman, get off it. Put people over profit,” the group chanted, referring to OpenAI’s CEO. The protestors carried signs including “No Killer Robots,” “No Climate Destruction,” and “People Over AI,” reflecting various fears about the technology. A few protestors even dressed up as killer robots, swinging a cardboard axe. Activist group Bay Resistance helped organize this “CloseAI rally,” with support from about 15 different organizations that say OpenAI is failing to rein in AI.
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