Students at San Jose State University disrupted the campus's new "AI Center for Civic and Social Good" on Earth Day, protesting its ties to companies involved in warfare. The demonstration, led by Students for a Democratic Society, highlighted the center's co-sponsorship by Nvidia, Alphabet, and OpenAI, citing their contracts with the Department of War and technological support for Israel. Protesters hung a banner calling the center an "AI Center for War and Genocide" and demanded the university cut ties with war profiteers. AI
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IMPACT Highlights growing student activism against AI's role in military conflicts and corporate complicity.
RANK_REASON Protest against an AI center due to its corporate sponsors' involvement in military activities.
