Man charged in arson attack on Sam Altman’s house had AI CEO kill list, prosecutors say

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Man who attacked Sam Altman’s house had AI CEO kill list

A 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after a Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house last week, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. After the assault on Altman’s San Francisco house, Daniel Moreno-Gama attacked OpenAI’s HQ and tried to break the glass doors with a chair.

“When San Francisco Police Department (‘SFPD’) officers arrived on scene, they found Moreno-Gama in possession of incendiary devices, a jug of kerosene, a blue lighter, and a document. The first part of the document, entitled ‘Your Last Warning’ by Daniel Moreno-Gama, advocated against AI and for the killing and commission of other crimes against CEOs of AI companies and their investors, listing names and addresses that purported to belong to multiple CEOs and investors,” the DOJ said. Read the full complaint here.

Corporate security context: The attack follows the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, who was shot in New York, on December 4, 2024. 

The DOJ published this photo of the attack on OpenAI's offices:

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