Hundreds gather at NYC event envisioning an alternate AI future, with tech workers among attendees
AINowInstitute · x · 2026-10-21
AI Now Institute and More Perfect US hosted an event at Webster Hall in New York where hundreds heard policy leaders, organizers, artists and journalists discuss an alternate trajectory for AI, with remarks from the NYC mayor and Lina Khan covered by Gizmodo. Attendees included students holding 'no data center' signs, concerned parents, and even tech workers employed by AI companies.
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