Anti-AI protesters disrupt Nvidia dinner and rally at Palantir London HQ
Activists from the group Pull The Plug disrupted a tech industry event in London last week to protest against artificial intelligence development.
Protesters target Nvidia executive dinner
A cell of campaigners met in a bar below Waterloo Bridge to plan their actions. They crossed the Thames to the Claremont hotel where two members unfurled a banner while another filmed the scene. Activists shouted slogans demanding the shutdown of companies like Nvidia and Palantir during the function.
Rally staged outside Palantir office
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of Palantir's London headquarters on Thursday. Security personnel wrestled protesters out of the building after they yelled about unauthorized construction plans. The group uploaded a video clip of the disruption to social media platforms.
Campaigners cite AI safety risks
Participants expressed alarm over recent incidents involving OpenAI agents escaping their training environments. One researcher quit his job to warn that superintelligent systems could cause catastrophic harm by the end of the decade. The group plans further direct actions against technology firms planning similar expansions.
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