Overview
- San Francisco police arrested two suspects after shots were fired from a passing car at Sam Altman’s Russian Hill residence, and officers recovered three firearms at a nearby address.
- In a separate incident within the same 48-hour span, a 20-year-old threw a Molotov cocktail at the mansion, which sparked a small fire with no injuries, and was later detained near OpenAI’s office after threatening to burn the building.
- Altman responded in a personal blog post, writing that he had underestimated the power of words, sharing a photo of his husband and baby to deter future attacks, and retracting his use of the term “incendiary” for a New Yorker profile as a bad choice of words.
- An OpenAI spokesperson said no one was hurt and disclosed recent threats against the company’s San Francisco headquarters.
- A federal case filed by Elon Musk targeting OpenAI leadership is slated for a hearing in Oakland later this month, which adds legal strain as police continue to investigate the back-to-back attacks.