Protester's Hunger Strike Against AGI Development at Anthropic Headquarters
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Hayden Field
8mo ago· 7 min readenNews
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Summary
Guido Reichstadter is on a hunger strike outside Anthropic's San Francisco headquarters, protesting the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). He has been fasting since August 31st and stands daily with a sign calling for Anthropic to "stop the race to AGI." Similar protests are occurring outside Google DeepMind in London. The protest reflects growing concerns about the potential dangers of AGI development and represents a form of direct action against AI companies pursuing advanced artificial intelligence systems.
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stop the race to artificial general intelligence
On Guido Reichstadter's 17th day without eating, he said he was feeling alright — moving a little slower, but alright
Protesters are spending their days outside Anthropic in San Francisco and Google DeepMind in London.
