POLICY · COMPANIES · #1209
Protesters gather at OpenAI DevDay to denounce ICE contracts and data centers
More than a dozen groups staged a rally outside OpenAI’s DevDay at Fort Mason in San Francisco, protesting the company’s government and immigration-enforcement contracts (notably with ICE), the environmental impact of data centers, and perceived industry concentration of power. Protesters — organized by groups including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, SEIU, San Francisco Rising and others — distributed flyers, chanted and urged employees to oppose those contracts.
KEY POINTS
- More than a dozen groups staged a rally outside OpenAI’s DevDay at Fort Mason in San Francisco, protesting the company’s government and immigration-enforcement contracts (notably with ICE), the environmental impact of data centers, and perceived industry concentration of power.
- Protesters — organized by groups including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, SEIU, San Francisco Rising and others — distributed flyers, chanted and urged employees to oppose those contracts.
- The protest highlights continuing public and labor pushback over AI companies’ government contracts, environmental impacts, and industry power during a high‑profile OpenAI event.
WHY IT MATTERS
The protest highlights continuing public and labor pushback over AI companies’ government contracts, environmental impacts, and industry power during a high‑profile OpenAI event.