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OpenAI founder Sam Altman’s residence attacked with a Molotov cocktail

Deep Tide TechFlow news, April 11, according to reports from Fox News and NBC News, a spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed that the San Francisco Police Department arrested a suspect early Friday who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the residence of OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman and also engaged in threatening behavior outside the San Francisco headquarters of this AI giant. OpenAI stated: “Fortunately, no one was injured.” The company added: “We are extremely grateful for the rapid response from the San Francisco Police Department and appreciate the support from the city in ensuring the safety of our employees. The suspect has been detained, and we are assisting the police with their investigation.” At present, Altman has not yet issued a public statement regarding this arrest.

In another statement, the San Francisco Police Department indicated that officers responded early Friday to a residence in the North Beach area of San Francisco “due to a fire investigation.” The suspect fled on foot, and his description was broadcast to all officers. Subsequently, San Francisco police received a call and went to a business at 1400 Third Street to handle “an unidentified male threatening to burn down the building.” (OpenAI headquarters is located at 1455 Third Street) Police stated: “When officers arrived at the scene, they recognized this male as the same suspect from the earlier incident and immediately took him into custody.”

It is reported that the suspect is a 20-year-old male.