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Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay

Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay
The Verge Tuesday 29 September 2026, 17:12 UTC By Hayden Field 1 min read
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On Tuesday, OpenAI's annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers and chants. "Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit," said a group of protesters marching in a circle in front of a series of signs that spelled out "PEOPLE OVER PROFIT." More than a dozen organizations came together to sponsor a rally outside the entrance to the event venue at San Francisco's Fort Mason, including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, Service Employees International Union, San Francisco Rising,...

On Tuesday, OpenAI's annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers and chants. "Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit," said a group of protesters marching in a circle in front of a series of signs that spelled out "PEOPLE OVER PROFIT."

More than a dozen organizations came together to sponsor a rally outside the entrance to the event venue at San Francisco's Fort Mason, including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, Service Employees International Union, San Francisco Rising, and the San Francisco Labor Council. A large orange sign read "Drop the ICE contract." Multiple people dressed in cardboard robot costumes waved cardboa …

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[Image text:] NO KILLER ROBOTS FO W PEOPLE OVER AI! NOKILLER RDEOTS PEOPLE over AI
OpenAI (LOCATION) Sam Altman (PERSON) San Francisco's (LOCATION) Fort Mason (LOCATION) Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, Service Employees International Union (ORG) San Francisco (LOCATION) the San Francisco Labor Council (ORG)
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