Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home
By Anthony Ha
Published on April 11, 2026.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has responded to an apparent attack on his home and a New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. The incident occurred early Friday morning, with no injuries reported and a suspect later arrested at OpenAI headquarters. The New Yorker article, written by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz, suggested that Altman combines a strong desire to please people with a lack of concern for the consequences of deceiving someone. Altman responded in a blog post expressing pride and regret for his tendency towards being conflict-averse, which he claims has caused great pain for both himself and OpenAI. He also acknowledged the "shakespearean drama" between companies in his field, attributing it to a "ring of power" dynamic that makes people do crazy things.
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