OpenAI CEO targeted again

Sam Altman’s San Francisco home was hit by a second violent incident in three days when police said shots were fired from a passing vehicle early Sunday. (abcnews.com) San Francisco police said officers responded at about 2:56 a.m. on April 12 and later arrested Amanda Tom, 25, and Muhamad Tarik Hussein, 23, a few blocks away. Officers seized three firearms and booked both on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm. (nbcbayarea.com) Police have not said Sunday’s gunfire was definitively targeted at Altman’s house. The department said investigators are “look[ing] into all aspects,” while ABC reported that detectives were still trying to determine motive. (nbcbayarea.com) (abcnews.com) The shooting came two days after a separate attack at about 4 a.m. on April 10, when police said a man threw an incendiary device at an exterior gate at Altman’s home. No one was injured in that fire. (cnbc.com) About an hour after the firebombing, police said they found the same suspect at OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters, where he was allegedly threatening to burn down the building. OpenAI said after the arrest that “no one was hurt” and that it was assisting investigators. (cnbc.com) Federal court records unsealed Monday identified the April 10 suspect as Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, of Texas. Prosecutors said he traveled to California, carried kerosene, and left writings expressing hostility toward artificial intelligence executives. (abcnews.com) NBC Bay Area reported Moreno-Gama now faces local charges including attempted murder, arson, criminal threats, and weapons counts. Federal prosecutors separately charged him with attempted damage or destruction of property by means of explosives and possession of an unregistered firearm, according to court records cited by ABC. (nbcbayarea.com) (abcnews.com) The attacks landed as OpenAI faces a louder backlash over its power and influence. CNBC reported protests at OpenAI’s offices in February after the company drew scrutiny for a Pentagon deal, while the company is also fighting Elon Musk in court over its direction and governance. (cnbc.com) For now, the clearest fact is that two separate criminal investigations are moving at once: one into the April 10 firebombing and another into the April 12 gunfire near Altman’s home. Police said the Sunday shooting case remains under investigation. (abcnews.com) (nbcbayarea.com)