Anti-AI rally outside Dreamforce in San Francisco

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This is the last day of the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco.
Protesters plan to show their disapproval of artificial intelligence.
Now, KTVU's James Torres is in San Francisco now to tell us about a demonstration that
will happen later this morning.
Good morning, James.
Yeah, good morning to you, Dave and Pam.
Well, the events behind me here just across the street at Dreamforce at Moscone Center
have all focused on how AI can make work and lives much better and easier.
But a number of people beyond this part of the Bay Area want to hit a huge pause on the
developments of AI.
Some spent the afternoon, Wednesday afternoon, making signs and preparing for a protest that
is expected to happen later today.
They're calling their demonstration, Stop the AI Race.
And they are calling on local leaders and industry leaders to slow down the progression
of AI, citing concerns of unprovoked hacking and warnings from the heads of major artificial
intelligence companies.
We're thankfully seeing some pushes from politicians and from the lab CEOs themselves towards reining
in this technology.
But we really need a groundswell of public support to make that happen.
So we hope to see many people out there tomorrow.
Well, organizers are planning to rally in front of major AI companies like OpenAI and
Anthropic.
They say they'll plan to move to the steps of San Francisco City Hall to make their voices
heard in front of local lawmakers.
The first of those demonstrations set to start at nine this morning all while the Dreamforce
conference is set to wrap up later this afternoon.
We're live this morning from San Francisco.
I'm James Torres, KTVU, Fox 2 News.
All right, James, thank you.
