[INFORMATION FROM LOCAL NEWS]
A group of six masked people vandalized the Southeast Madison Street office of the coworking space Kiln at about 6:45 pm on Thursday, in full view of diners at nearby restaurants and food carts. Flyers left behind at Kiln’s office suggested Kiln was targeted for hosting an artificial intelligence networking event.
The incident appears to coincide with AI Portland’s Summer Soiree event held last night. The networking event, which began at 6 pm, was organized for AI professionals and fans to nerd out over data and algorithms.
The half-dozen individuals—who also wore gloves, hoods and sunglasses—arrived at Kiln on foot from Southeast 11th Avenue. They threw balls of paint at the Kiln office and spray-painted nearby parked cars before departing on foot. People came out from Kiln’s building just as the group left the property. “Fuck AI” was tagged in pink paint across a vehicle parked close to the entry of the building.
Papers left behind at Kiln after the vandalism tell of a “Butlerian Jihad Against AI,” a reference to the Legends of Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson depicting a war of humanity versus robots and computers.
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