A look at the growing anti-AI movement in the Bay Area, as the disappearance of Sam Kirchner, co-founder of a hard-line activist group, has the movement on edge (Zusha Elinson/Wall Street Journal)

The anti-AI movement is gaining traction in the Bay Area due to fears of human extinction. However, the recent disappearance of Sam Kirchner, a co-founder of a hard-line activist group, has created significant unease within the movement. This event has left the growing resistance to artificial intelligence on edge, highlighting the vulnerabilities and concerns among those opposing AI development.