OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was seemingly targeted by a second attack on Sunday, according to reports. Two suspects were arrested after and charged with negligent discharge, according to a police report on the incident, citing surveillance footage that appears to show a vehicle passenger firing a weapon at Altman’s home.
This comes after a 20-year-old man was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the property on April 10, according to a statement by the San Francisco Police Department that was posted on X. The individual allegedly also made threats against OpenAI’s headquarters.
The San Francisco police said that officers were dispatched to Russian Hill at approximately 2:56 a.m. local time on April 12 following “a suspicious occurrence of possible shots fired.” Two suspects were apprehended after officers learned that a vehicle with two occupants had passed the property “around the time of the possible shooting” and the license plate of the fleeing vehicle was captured by a camera. The officers found and seized three firearms after they searched the residence where the suspects, aged 25 and 23, were arrested.
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“The SFPD takes crimes involving guns extremely seriously, and anyone committing acts like these will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew said in a statement. “I want to thank our officers whose swift actions identified these suspects, took them into custody, and got dangerous weapons off our streets.”
While the motives for the attacks were not revealed, they come amid rising concerns about AI. In a blog post, Altman acknowledged the fear and anxiety surrounding AI was “justified” because “we are in the process of witnessing the largest change to society in a long time, and perhaps ever.” But he also said that people will do “incredible things” with AI and that “technological progress can make the future unbelievably good.”
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Altman said in the blog post that he has made mistakes and done things he’s not proud of, describing himself as “conflict-averse.” “I am not proud of handling myself badly in a conflict with our previous board that led to a huge mess for the company,” he wrote.
OpenAI has faced backlash over a number of issues, including job displacement, mental health, and a recent deal with the Department of Defense.
No one was injured in either incident, and investigations for both are ongoing.