San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Russian Hill home Friday morning. san francisco standard Report. The incident was captured on surveillance cameras shortly before 7 a.m. ET. Later that morning, someone matching the suspect’s appearance was seen making threats outside OpenAI’s Mission Bay offices, where he was arrested around 9 a.m. ET.
OpenAI spokesperson Jamie Radice confirmed the incident in a statement. The VergeSaying, “Thankfully, no one was hurt. We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city to help keep our employees safe. The individual is in custody, and we are assisting law enforcement in their investigation.”
The San Francisco Police Department shared a post on X on Friday about the same incident, saying the suspect was “threatening to burn the building down” outside a business in the “1400 block of 3rd Street.” OpenAI’s headquarters is located at 1455 3rd Street. According to the Post, the investigation is ongoing and “charges are still pending at this time.” SFPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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