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Updated · Mission Local · Jul 12Hundreds Protest OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind in San Francisco Over AI Race
3 articles · Updated · Mission Local · Jul 12Summary
- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to protest the push by leading AI firms to build ever more powerful systems.
- The march began outside OpenAI’s headquarters in Mission Bay, then moved to the offices of Anthropic and Google DeepMind.
- The protest targeted what participants described as a race among a small group of companies to accelerate advanced AI development.
- Mission Local was on the scene documenting the demonstration as scrutiny of major AI developers continues to widen.
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Protesters demand a slowdown, but what is the greater danger: a domestic AI or a foreign one? If AI developers believe only they can build it safely, can we trust their control over our future?