Molotov Cocktail Lights a Fire Under Sam Altman
By Kevin Haynes
Published on April 12, 2026.
OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, has publicly addressed the pre-dawn attack on his San Francisco home and subsequent self-proclaimed fear and anxiety over AI's power. The 20-year-old man, who threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman's home, was arrested an hour later outside OpenAI headquarters. The incident occurred just days after an "incendiary" New Yorker article about Altman was published, which Altman claimed was made more dangerous for him by its publication.
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