OpenAI DevDay 2026: Protesters Rally Outside Conference In San Francisco

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Protesters gathered outside OpenAI’s DevDay conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco on September 29, carrying placards and wearing robot costumes

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AI protesters chant in front of the Golden Gate Bridge during the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, California, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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A protester speaks into a microphone outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, California Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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An AI protester pretends to cut a robot dog with a fake chain saw during a protest outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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AI protesters chant outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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An art piece depicts Open AI as a sinking ship during a protest outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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An AI protester speaks into a megaphone outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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Attendees gather at the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. | Photo: AP/Jeff Chiu
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Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. | Photo: AP/Jeff Chiu
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AI protesters chant outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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AI protesters gather outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Sept 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson
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An AI protester raises their foot against a robot dog outside the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Josh Edelson

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