National Walkout: October 20, 2026
National Walkout: October 20, 2026
National Walkout: October 20, 2026
FREEZE AI NOW!
FREEZE AI NOW!
FREEZE AI NOW!
We’re building a movement to Freeze AI Now. It’s time for the people to determine the future of AI, not big tech CEOs.
We’re building a movement to Freeze AI Now. It’s time for the people to determine the future of AI, not big tech CEOs.
We’re building a movement to Freeze AI Now. It’s time for the people to determine the future of AI, not big tech CEOs.
Coast to coast
Coast to coast
Coast to coast
We walked out.
We walked out.
We walked out.
In cities and on campuses across the country, students, workers and neighbors walked out to demand we Freeze AI Now.
In cities and on campuses across the country, students, workers and neighbors walked out to demand we Freeze AI Now.
In cities and on campuses across the country, students, workers and neighbors walked out to demand we Freeze AI Now.
Photographs: Roy Rochlin, Kimberly White, Tom Cooper and Justin Ford / Getty Images for Irreplaceable.
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In their own words…
In their own words…
…we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade.
Evan Hubinger
Head of alignment stress-testing, Anthropic (Sept 8, 2026)
Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.
Jacob Coxon
Formerly OpenAI. Resigned from Anthropic (Sept 8, 2026)
We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models.
Dario Amodei
CEO, Anthropic (Sept 12, 2026)
There are two ways AI progress could go very badly and that we must avoid. First, we could lose control of the future to AI.
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI (Sept 14, 2026)
i’ve been at openai for 5 years. i think ai might kill everyone and we need to slow down
Leo Gao
Alignment researcher, OpenAI (Sept 10, 2026)
If you read anything today, read this. And remember, the problem he articulates - AI companies in a blind race to build a death machine first - can easily be solved.
Sen. Chris Murphy
U.S. Senator, Connecticut (Sept 9, 2026)
It is irresponsible for society to allow them to move forward and make these products even more advanced.
Sen. Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator, Vermont (Sept 3, 2026)
…we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade.
Evan Hubinger
Head of alignment stress-testing, Anthropic (Sept 8, 2026)
Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.
Jacob Coxon
Formerly OpenAI. Resigned from Anthropic (Sept 8, 2026)
We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models.
Dario Amodei
CEO, Anthropic (Sept 12, 2026)
There are two ways AI progress could go very badly and that we must avoid. First, we could lose control of the future to AI.
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI (Sept 14, 2026)
i’ve been at openai for 5 years. i think ai might kill everyone and we need to slow down
Leo Gao
Alignment researcher, OpenAI (Sept 10, 2026)
If you read anything today, read this. And remember, the problem he articulates - AI companies in a blind race to build a death machine first - can easily be solved.
Sen. Chris Murphy
U.S. Senator, Connecticut (Sept 9, 2026)
It is irresponsible for society to allow them to move forward and make these products even more advanced.
Sen. Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator, Vermont (Sept 3, 2026)
1982
1982
1982
The experts called a nuclear freeze naive. One million people filled Central Park on June 12, and Washington and Moscow stepped back from the brink.
The experts called a nuclear freeze naive. One million people filled Central Park on June 12, and Washington and Moscow stepped back from the brink.
The experts called a nuclear freeze naive. One million people filled Central Park on June 12, and Washington and Moscow stepped back from the brink.
New York City, June 12, 2022. Forty years on, the same banners.
New York City, June 12, 2022. Forty years on, the same banners.
Your university.
Your university.
Your workplace.
Your workplace.
A data center.
A data center.
A public office.
A public office.
An AI company.
An AI company.
Your university.
Your workplace.
A data center.
A public office.
An AI company.
2026
2026
2026
We will not give up our careers, our backyards, our privacy, or our lives for the sake of AI profit.
We will not give up our careers, our backyards, our privacy, or our lives for the sake of AI profit.
We will not give up our careers, our backyards, our privacy, or our lives for the sake of AI profit.
The people building AI say it could kill us all. Their own words are above. They are already stealing our work, destroying jobs, wrecking our climate, and surveilling our communities, and they are racing ahead anyway, betting that we stay quiet.
The people building AI say it could kill us all. Their own words are above. They are already stealing our work, destroying jobs, wrecking our climate, and surveilling our communities, and they are racing ahead anyway, betting that we stay quiet.
The people building AI say it could kill us all. Their own words are above. They are already stealing our work, destroying jobs, wrecking our climate, and surveilling our communities, and they are racing ahead anyway, betting that we stay quiet.
Not weak half-measures. Not billionaires promising to regulate themselves. Until people have a real say, a real stake, and real safety guardrails in place, this technology must not advance.
Not weak half-measures. Not billionaires promising to regulate themselves. Until people have a real say, a real stake, and real safety guardrails in place, this technology must not advance.