US EditionAfter the Attack on Sam Altman’s Home, Will AI CEOs Go On the Offensive?
Altman said the profile amplified AI tensions and personal conflicts after a Molotov cocktail struck his home, though no one was hurt.
- Early Friday morning, someone allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Thankfully, the device bounced off the house and no one was hurt.
- The attack followed a New Yorker profile by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz that Altman called 'incendiary.' The article examined his trustworthiness and business conduct based on interviews with more than 100 people.
- San Francisco Police Department officers arrested a suspect at OpenAI headquarters who was allegedly threatening to burn down the building. Police have not publicly identified the suspect.
- The profile's publication 'at a time of great anxiety' could make things 'more dangerous' for him, Altman suggested. He said he has 'underestimated the power of words and narratives.'
- In response, he urged the industry to 'de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics' to prevent further violence. He reiterated his belief that technological progress can make the future 'unbelievably good.
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After the Attack on Sam Altman’s Home, Will AI CEOs Go On the Offensive?
Sam Altman suggested that an investigative story describing him as someone “unconstrained by truth” with a “sociopathic lack of concern” for consequences caused an early Friday attack on his San Francisco home. The OpenAI CEO’s unsubstantiated implication came in a post on his personal blog…
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Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home
The OpenAI CEO's new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness.
The CEO of OpenAI agreed after they tried to attack her home with a molovot cocktail. So she used it to reflect on the IA and the need to democratize — and apologized.
Sam Altman Responds to 'Incendiary' New Yorker Article and Molotov Cocktail Attack
Sam Altman issued a lengthy statement following a New Yorker profile, which he called “incendiary,” that preceded a molotov cocktail attack on his home this week. “Images have power, I hope. 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,” Altman wrote alongside a family photo posted t…
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