OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s alleged San Francisco Molotov cocktail attacker has been identified as Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama
Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, 20, of San Francisco, was arrested and charged for allegedly attacking a San Francisco resident’s home. open artificial intelligence CEO Sam Altmanaccording to U.S. law enforcement officials and court records.Police said Moreno-Gama threw an incendiary device, known as a Molotov cocktail, at Altman’s home in the city’s Russian Hill neighborhood in the early hours of the incident. Authorities said a small fire broke out at an exterior door but extinguished itself before emergency crews arrived. No injuries were reported.Investigators said that after the attack, the suspect also issued threats to OpenAI’s headquarters in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco. Police later confirmed that he was arrested outside OpenAI’s offices, where he allegedly further threatened to set the building on fire.The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to the initial incident around 4 a.m., recovered an incendiary device from the scene and reviewed surveillance video showing someone outside the property. Subsequently, through investigation, the suspect’s identity was locked and he was criminally detained.Moreno-Gama was charged with multiple felonies, including attempted murder, arson, criminal threats and possession of incendiary and destructive devices. After his arrest, he was booked into the San Francisco County Jail.Authorities have not publicly disclosed the motive behind the attack. However, Sam Altman addressed the incident in a blog post, saying he had recently seen an “inflammatory article” about himself and reflecting on the anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence (AI).OpenAI has not issued a detailed public statement on the case, other than acknowledging it is aware of the reports. Altman, a co-founder of the company behind ChatGPT, was not injured.Moreno-Gama remains in custody as prosecutors continue their case. The charges are merely accusations and have not been proven in court.
