SAN FRANCISCO — The Department of Justice charged a suspect in the attempted firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home, alleging the man was arrested with an “anti-AI” document that appeared to list the names of AI chief executives.
Daniel Moreno-Gama was charged with attempted destruction of property with an explosive device and possession of an unregistered firearm, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
The complaint alleges Moreno-Gama traveled from Texas to San Francisco on or around April 10, when he threw a molotov cocktail at Altman’s home. He later attempted to set fire to OpenAI’s headquarters, the complaint says. The complaint includes photos of a person lighting and throwing the device at a gate and then running away. (The Washington Post has a content partnership with OpenAI.)
Moreno-Gama was arrested by San Francisco police at OpenAI’s headquarters the morning of April 10. He had an “anti-AI document” in his possession in which he wrote he was planning to kill Altman, the complaint alleges, and referred to humanity’s “impending extinction” by artificial intelligence. He is also facing state charges.
News of the attack reverberated around the tech industry over the weekend, triggering new debate over how AI will affect society and how those building the technology should respond to concerns about potential negative impacts, such as job losses and harms to mental health.
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