Protesters target OpenAI's ICE contracts at DevDay
protesters gathered outside openai's devday event in san francisco to oppose the company's military and government contracts, particularly with ice, and data centers' environmental impact.
on september 29, 2026, openai's annual devday event began with protests outside the entrance to the event venue at san francisco's fort mason. more than a dozen organizations, including bay resistance, tech workers coalition, and service employees international union, sponsored the rally. protesters chanted slogans such as 'sam altman, get off it, put people over profit' and 'openai, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.' they also distributed flyers calling for people to 'sign the democracy pledge & end ice + military contracts.' the protest targeted openai's military and government contracts, particularly with ice, as well as data centers' environmental impact. the protesters' demands reflect a growing movement opposing the concentration of power in the ai industry and the lack of government regulation.