Protesters crossed the mechanical 4th St Bridge while marching from the OpenAI office to the Anthropic office. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Hundreds of people met to protest a handful of companies’ race to develop the most powerful artificial intelligence systems in San Francisco on Saturday. Protesters met in front of OpenAI’s headquarters in Mission Bay before marching to the offices of Anthropic and Google DeepMind.

Mission Local was there to capture it all.

Protesters hold up a sign stating “AI IS NOT INEVITABLE” while standing in front of the OpenAI office. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Protesters can be seen reflecting in the bottom of the OpenAI office sky bridge. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Protesters hold a giant “PAUSE AI” sign below the OpenAI headquarters. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Dozens of protesters can be seen holding signs in front of the OpenAI office. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Members of the St Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band marched at the front of the AI protest. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Protesters carry a large anti-AI sign while marching in front of the Cloudflare office. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Protesters carry a large anti-AI sign while marching past an ad for Google Gemini. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Pedestrians record video of protesters as they march by holding a giant QuitGPT banner. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Hundreds march down the street beneath Salesforce Park to protest the development of powerful AI. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

A woman poses in front of a Google logo while holding a “DEAD END” street sign during the protest. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Protesters hold a giant “STOP THE AI RACE” banner in front of a statue at the Google offices located at 345 Spear St. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.

Protesters pour frozen beverages into cups in reference to the protest date of 7/11 and the popularity of frozen beverages at a popular gas station. Photo by Thomas Hunter II.