Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay
An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.On Tuesday, OpenAI’s annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers and chants. A large orange sign read “Drop the ICE contract.” Multiple people dressed in cardboard robot costumes waved cardboard scythes around. Signs read “No killer robots for ICE,” “People over AI,” “Where is your moral codex?” and “No climate destruction.”The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation.
- ▪An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.On Tuesday, OpenAI’s annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers and chants.
- ▪A large orange sign read “Drop the ICE contract.” Multiple people dressed in cardboard robot costumes waved cardboard scythes around.
- ▪Signs read “No killer robots for ICE,” “People over AI,” “Where is your moral codex?” and “No climate destruction.”The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the
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