200 Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind
About 200 people marched between OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind offices in San Francisco to demand a pause on training more powerful AI models and a shift to safety research.
About 200 protesters marched on Saturday between the San Francisco offices of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind to demand a pause on training more powerful AI models. The demonstration was organized by Stop the AI Race and highlighted concerns about AI safety, potential job losses, energy consumption and rising housing costs in the city.
The route took participants past the campuses and offices of the three companies. Protesters called for a temporary halt to development of new frontier models while keeping current systems available. Organizers urged firms to reallocate research to AI safety and alignment and asked state and federal lawmakers for clearer rules and stronger oversight of advanced systems.
Stop the AI Race was founded by former AI researcher Michaël Trazzi. He told the crowd the group’s strategy has shifted since a March protest, moving from efforts to persuade company executives to raising political attention. Trazzi cited blog posts and exchanges with executives and said that public demonstrations show citizens are concerned. He also reported receiving endorsements and local support, noting the National Union of Healthcare Workers reposted the event and groups such as AI Action and QuitGPT helped organize.
Organizers said the march included local activists, labor representatives and groups focused on AI policy. They credited collaboration with other Bay Area organizations for expanding the campaign since March.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the organizers.
The protest occurred amid ongoing policy and safety developments. In May, one major developer introduced new safety features for its chatbot to better detect signs of self-harm and violence. In June, the U.S. administration ordered restricted access to certain models from another developer over potential cybersecurity concerns. A United Nations independent scientific panel warned that scientists cannot rule out “catastrophic harm” as AI capabilities advance faster than scientific understanding and government oversight.
Organizers plan to continue public demonstrations and advocacy aimed at securing an international pause on frontier AI development while pressing for greater transparency and legal oversight of advanced systems.
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