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The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’

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Wynd Kaufman, 69, has become the first known person jailed for protesting against artificial intelligence after being found guilty for her role in a StopAI action that chained shut OpenAI's headquarters. Supporters call her the 'Rosa Parks of AI risk,' and her message to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta is to 'regain your humanity.'

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The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’
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Wynd Kaufman, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI

An activist who blocked the entrance to one of the world’s biggest AI companies is believed to have become the first person jailed for protesting against artificial intelligence as supporters dub her the “Rosa Parks of AI risk”.

Wynd Kaufman, 69, surrendered herself on Friday to authorities in San Francisco. She was found guilty by a jury for her role in an action last year that saw members of the group StopAI chain and lock the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters in protest against the pursuit of artificial superintelligence.

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  • Wynd Kaufman, 69, surrendered to authorities in San Francisco, becoming the first known person jailed for anti-AI protest.
  • A jury found her guilty for chaining shut OpenAI's headquarters with StopAI members.
  • Supporters call her the "Rosa Parks of AI risk."
  • She urges OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to "regain your humanity."

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