Students at the real Fame school walk out to demand an AI pause

What happened: Nearly 100 students from New York's LaGuardia High School, which inspired the movie Fame, walked out and rallied outside Lincoln Center on Tuesday. Organizers held rallies in 50 cities and campuses. Protesters want AI paused until the public and Congress can set rules, citing fears about jobs in the arts. The San Francisco rally outside OpenAI drew about two dozen people.
Austin's take: Austin sees AI as a power tool for creative people that closes the gap between imagination and output, and worries students who reject it will get left behind. He agrees humans should stay in charge of the art and wants more collaboration between AI companies and the arts instead of job-loss headlines.
Why it matters: The AI backlash now has an organized youth wing, starting with arts students worried about their future careers.
What to do: If you work in a creative field, try AI tools on your own terms so you can judge them firsthand, and follow the push for public rules on AI in the arts.

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