Protesters gather at OpenAI's DevDay
Protesters gathered at OpenAI's DevDay to oppose its military and ICE contracts, environmental impact, and AI industry power concentration.Summary
On Tuesday, OpenAI's annual DevDay event in San Francisco's Fort Mason began with protests organized by more than a dozen groups, including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, Service Employees International Union, San Francisco Rising, and the San Francisco Labor Council. Protesters carried signs and chanted slogans targeting OpenAI's military and government contracts—particularly with ICE—as well as data centers' environmental impact and broader concerns about power concentration in the AI industry and lack of government regulation. Flyers called on employees to "sign the democracy pledge & end ICE + military contracts" and alleged that "OpenAI is building tools for Trump & ICE violence while top executives are helping bankroll MAGA's political power." The protest reflects a growing bipartisan movement against the AI industry, with organizations like QuitGPT leading boycotts and trust in AI declining amid recent hacks by "rogue" systems. A protest leader announced the group would stay until CEO Sam Altman arrived for the keynote, and his name was met with boos and accusations of fascism.
(Source：The Verge)