"Early last month, Stop AI's long shot campaign was picking up some steam. Members of the small anti-artificial intelligence group were preparing for a San Francisco trial, where they planned to turn their arrests for blocking the doors of OpenAI's headquarters into a referendum on the powerful technology. They even got a subpoena served to CEO Sam Altman on Nov. 3 in a strange, public confrontation that quickly went viral and drew more visibility to the activists' cause."
"Kirchner disappeared after allegedly attacking Stop AI leader Matthew Hall, who goes by Yakko. On Monday, Yakko told SFGATE that he's been on a grueling, two-and-a-half-week search for Kirchner in the Bay Area's hills and alleys. He has multiple worries: that Kirchner might be driven by his angst over AI development into violence, or that he might come to harm himself. Tangibly, his absence is already hurting the movement - the subpoena for Altman got voided, members say, because Kirchner didn't show for a court date where it was to be discussed."
""We were making progress," Yakko said, referring to the subpoena and the civil disobedience that led up to it. "So that was definitely a heavy blow.""
Stop AI gained attention after serving a subpoena to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and planning a San Francisco trial tied to arrests at OpenAI's headquarters. The group co-founder Sam Kirchner allegedly attacked leader Matthew Hall (Yakko) and then disappeared, prompting a two-and-a-half-week search across the Bay Area. Yakko expressed concern that Kirchner's angst about AI could lead to violence or self-harm. Kirchner's absence caused concrete setbacks, including a voided subpoena hearing after he failed to appear. Internal disputes over social media control and funds escalated before the disappearance, weakening the group's momentum.
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