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Sam Altman Subpoenaed Amid AI Protests in San Francisco

11/9/2025

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Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, was served with a subpoena during a speaking event in San Francisco on November 9, 2025.
Subpoena relates to a trial involving Stop AI, which says it faced arrests while protesting OpenAI, and Altman defended Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, during discussions on wealth disparity.
Protesters outside demanded a ban on AI development and called for an investigation into the death of former OpenAI employee Sunchir Balaji.

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Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, was served with a subpoena during a speaking event in San Francisco on November 9, 2025.
Subpoena relates to a trial involving Stop AI, which says it faced arrests while protesting OpenAI, and Altman defended Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, during discussions on wealth disparity.
Protesters outside demanded a ban on AI development and called for an investigation into the death of former OpenAI employee Sunchir Balaji.