Bay Area activists rally outside OpenAI HQ to demand AI freeze

About two dozen protesters gathered outside OpenAI's San Francisco office as part of a nationwide walkout organized by nonprofit Irreplaceable, spanning 50 U.S. cities and campuses. They demanded a pause on AI development until the public and Congress can set guardrails, citing concerns over jobs, the environment and data centers.

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