Chico State students protest Cal State's $13M OpenAI contract

About 12 Chico State students protested the California State University system's renewed $13 million-a-year OpenAI contract, which gives campuses access to ChatGPT Edu. Protesters said most students don't use the tool and demanded that faculty and students be consulted. The rally was part of a week of anti-AI actions and followed Gov. Gavin Newsom's call for public input on AI policy.

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