A man threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home on Friday morning.
The suspect was taken into custody.
Nobody was hurt.
According to OpenAI, the male suspect also made threats outside of its San Francisco headquarters very early Friday morning.
The suspect has not been identified.
Sam Altman has not released a statement on the incident.
NBC News reported:
San Francisco police early Friday arrested a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman’s home and made threats outside the AI giant’s San Francisco headquarters, the company said in a statement.
“Thankfully, no one was hurt,” OpenAI said.
“We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe. The individual is in custody, and we’re assisting law enforcement with their investigation,” the company added.
Altman has not publicly addressed the arrest.
In a separate statement, the San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to a home in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco around 4:12 a.m. PT Friday “regarding a fire investigation.”
The officers learned that an unknown man had thrown “an incendiary destructive device at a home, causing a fire to an exterior gate,” police said.
The suspect fled on foot, and his description was broadcast to all officers.
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