The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’
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Source: The Guardian TechnologyAugust 16, 2026
Summary
Wynd Kaufman, a 69-year-old activist, became the first person jailed for protesting against AI after she and members of StopAI chained and locked the doors of OpenAI's headquarters to oppose the development of artificial superintelligence (AI systems more capable than humans). She was convicted by a jury and surrendered to authorities in San Francisco.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/california-openai-protester-wynd-kaufman
First tracked: August 16, 2026 at 08:01 AM
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