Eunice Paiva's Grandson, Portrayed in "I'm Still Here", Leads AI Protests in the U.S.

Michaël Trazzi, 30, leads the Stop the AI Race movement in the United States, pressuring major technology companies to pause artificial intelligence development over the risks the technology could pose to humanity. It was little known until now that the activist is the grandson of former congressman Rubens Paiva, who was killed by the military dictatorship, and Eunice Paiva, whose story inspired "I’m Still Here," winner of the 2025 Oscar for Best International Feature Film.

Trazzi gained attention in September last year after taking part in a hunger strike against AI companies, protesting outside Google DeepMind’s headquarters in London. He fasted for seven days, stopping on medical advice, and lost five kilograms.

His turn to activism came after watching "I’m Still Here" at the New York Film Festival, when he wrote: "I never saw my grandfather in life. I hadn’t read the book. It was the first time I saw what he did, the risks he took," he says.

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