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Hundreds March SF, Demand AI Pause, Target OpenAI, Google

7/12/2026

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Hundreds marched through San Francisco on July 11, 2026, demanding a pause to AI and targeting OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
Organizer Michael Trazzi, 30, led the protest and used a bullhorn to call out Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Police escorted the crowd with motorcycles, SUVs and foot patrols as protesters like Fatima Hernandez warned AI harms jobs and Erik Leklem brought his family over AI’s societal impact.

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Hundreds marched through San Francisco on July 11, 2026, demanding a pause to AI and targeting OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
Organizer Michael Trazzi, 30, led the protest and used a bullhorn to call out Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Police escorted the crowd with motorcycles, SUVs and foot patrols as protesters like Fatima Hernandez warned AI harms jobs and Erik Leklem brought his family over AI’s societal impact.