SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In San Francisco, students and other community members are took part in a nationwide walkout over artificial intelligence on Tuesday. The national walkout is being staged to demand an "immediate freeze on AI until people have a say in how the technology gets developed and deployed," according to event organizers.
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Participants in the action are also demanding an economic stake in the technology's benefits and stronger safeguards. The SF walkout will be one of many taking place on campuses and in cities and towns around the country Tuesday.
"SF is the heart of the tech world," read a statement from the event organizers. "AI researchers, tech CEOs, politicians, Nobel laureates, and everyday Americans have been calling for an AI slowdown, but the government hasn't sufficiently responded."
Demonstrators participate in the "Stop the AI Race" protest march in San Francisco, California, on July 11, 2026. The protestors are making stops outside the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. (Photo by Karl Mondon / AFP via Getty Images)
Tuesday's walkout is scheduled to begin at Bayfront Park at 11:30 a.m. followed by a rally with speakers at 11:45 outside of OpenAI's office on 3rd Street.
The action is set to end around 1:30 p.m.
One of the groups behind the event, Irreplaceable, describes itself as a "people-powered movement fighting for democratic control over AI." Stop The AI Race, another group behind the event, has organized several previous events calling for a slowdown in the development of the technology.
