OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home has allegedly been targeted for the second time in two days, and cops have made two arrests.
The Honda was near Altman’s $27 million Russian mansion early Sunday morning — before it stopped outside and a shot was fired from the vehicle’s passenger window, police said. The San Francisco Standard reported.
A security guard heard the gunfire, so the car fled the scene, but its license plate was discovered on surveillance footage, prompting police to raid the house.
Amanda Tom, 25, and Mohammed Tariq Hussain, 23, were arrested at the property. Cops confirmed the car belonged to Tom and three guns were seized.
“SFPD takes crimes involving weapons very seriously, and anyone who commits such acts will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Police Chief Derek Liu said.
“I would like to thank our officers whose quick actions identified these suspects, detained them, and took dangerous weapons off our streets.”
Neither Altman nor OpenAI – the creator of ChatGPT – commented on the alleged attack. There were no injuries.
Meanwhile, Daniel Alejandro Moreno Gama, 20, was arrested Friday after throwing a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s home.
He was charged with a wide range of charges, including attempted murder and arson.
Moreno Gama, of Texas, was also charged with possession of an incendiary device and a destructive device. KNTV reported.
He allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the outer gate of Altman’s home, causing a fire.
He then fled the scene before heading to the OpenAI offices, and allegedly threatening to burn down the building. San Francisco cops said.
It has since emerged that he made a series of Substack posts, expressing concerns that AI could lead to the extinction of humanity between January 6 and March 1. The San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Altman shared a photo of his software engineer husband Oliver Mulherin, whom he married in January 2024, and their child. Respond to the attack In a long post on the Posthaven blog.
“I hope the pictures have power,” he wrote.
“Normally we try to be somewhat aloof, but in this case I’m sharing a photo in hopes that it will discourage the next person from throwing a Molotov cocktail at our house, regardless of what they think of me.”
In the article, he alluded to the controversy taking place within the world of artificial intelligence, and called for tone down the rhetoric.
“As we have this debate, we must de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics and try to reduce the number of explosions in fewer homes, both figuratively and literally,” he wrote.