San Francisco police arrested a person for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home and for making threats outside the artificial intelligence startup’s headquarters, the company said on Friday.
In a post on X, the San Francisco Police Department said an unknown male threw an incendiary device at a North Beach residence at 4:12am and then escaped on foot. The 20-year-old suspect was detained about an hour later after police received a call about a man threatening to burn down another building.
Police did not immediately comment on the suspect’s potential motive. “Thankfully, no one was hurt. We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe,” an OpenAI spokesperson said. The company is assisting law enforcement agencies with their investigation, the spokesperson added.