‘Anti-AI’ attacker who tried to murder CEO Sam Altman had list of other tech executives in home

A 20-year-old man accused of trying to kill OpenAI chief Sam Altman carried a list of other artificial intelligence (AI) executives and investors, investigators say, as the FBI raided his home in Texas.Federal agents searched the suspect’s residence in Spring, Texas, on Monday. Authorities identified him as Daniel Moreno-Gama, who is accused of travelling to San Francisco to carry out a planned attack driven by anti-AI views.According to sources cited by the New York Post, Moreno-Gama had a manifesto at the time of his arrest. The document is described as a “three-part series" and reportedly includes the names of other AI executives and investors.Police say the incident began Friday morning when Moreno-Gama allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail (incendiary device) at Altman’s home, setting the front gate on fire. No one was injured.He then went to OpenAI headquarters, where he was seen on surveillance footage throwing a chair at the building’s glass doors. Security staff told police he said he intended to burn the building down and kill anyone inside.He was arrested outside the premises by San Francisco police.

He was found carrying a jug of kerosene and a lighter at the time.The FBI charged Moreno-Gama with attempted damage and destruction of property using explosives and possession of an unregistered firearm. He also faces multiple state charges, including attempted murder.San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the attack was “willful, deliberate and premeditated,” adding that authorities view it as a direct attempt on Altman’s life.

Additional charges have been filed in connection with the incident at OpenAI’s offices, including attempted criminal threats and attempted arson.The FBI said the suspect’s actions were not spontaneous and that they were “planned” and a targeted attack involving an escape plan.Altman responded to the incident on his blog, posting a photo of his family and writing, “I love them more than anything,” and, “normally we try to be pretty private, but in this case I am sharing a photo in the hopes that it might dissuade the next person from throwing a Molotov cocktail at our house, no matter what they think about me.”