The individual reportedly issued threats outside the offices of OpenAI later on Friday morning.
The individual reportedly issued threats outside the offices of OpenAI later on Friday morning.
Authorities in San Francisco have detained a 20-year-old man suspected of launching a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s residence in Russian Hill early Friday morning, The San Francisco Standard reveals. The occurrence was recorded by surveillance cameras shortly before 7 AM ET. Later in the same morning, someone resembling the suspect was observed threatening individuals outside OpenAI’s Mission Bay offices, leading to his arrest around 9 AM ET.
OpenAI representative Jamie Radice verified the event in a statement to The Verge, stating, “Fortunately, no injuries occurred. We sincerely thank the SFPD for their swift response and the city’s support in ensuring the safety of our employees. The suspect is in custody, and we are facilitating law enforcement’s investigation.”
The San Francisco police department published a post on X on Friday regarding what seems to be the same event, indicating that the suspect was “threatening to set the building ablaze” outside a business in “the 1400 block of 3rd street.” OpenAI’s headquarters are situated at 1455 3rd Street. According to the post, the inquiry is continuing and “charges are still forthcoming at this time.” The SFPD did not immediately provide a response to a request for commentary.
