AI-Related Violence Spikes, CEO Targeted

Police arrested a man and a woman after “possible shots” were fired near OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home on Sunday.

If the incident is confirmed to be connected to Altman, it would mark the third violent episode in the past two weeks tied to the artificial intelligence company, following a separate incident in which a man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s residence and threatened to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters.

San Francisco police said officers responded to Russian Hill and learned “that a vehicle with two occupants drove past a residence around the time of the possible shooting.” The San Francisco Standard reported that Altman’s security personnel alerted authorities after hearing the gunshot around 1:40 a.m. Sunday morning.

The license plate of the Honda sedan was caught on surveillance footage, which led police to 25-year-old Amanda Tom, who was at a residence in San Francisco with 23-year-old Muhamad Tarik Hussein. Both were detained by police and booked for negligent discharge. Officers seized three firearms from the home, and San Francisco Police told The Daily Wire that “although arrests have been made, this remains an open and active investigation.”

A spokesperson for OpenAI told The Daily Wire this was an unrelated incident with no indication of any connection to, or targeting of, Altman’s house.

Earlier this month, Indianapolis council member Rob Gibson’s front door was shot thirteen times and a note was left under the doormat that read “No Data Centers.”

This is a developing story; check back for updates.