A San Francisco resident has been arrested after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home in the early hours Friday, police and the company say.
According to the San Francisco Police Department, the 20-year-old suspect tossed the incendiary device at about 3:45 a.m. PT. The device burned an exterior gate before extinguishing; there were no injuries and only minimal property damage reported. The suspect fled on foot but was located roughly an hour later, just after 5 a.m., at which point officers say he threatened to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters. Charges are pending.
OpenAI alerted staff about the incident in a company message: “At approximately 3:45am PT, an unidentified individual approached Sam’s residence and threw an incendiary device toward the property. The device landed nearby and extinguished. There were no injuries and only minimal damage was reported.”
The episode follows a similar security scare last year when OpenAI temporarily locked down its San Francisco office after receiving a threat from a person once affiliated with an anti-AI activist group. Authorities continue to investigate the motive and circumstances surrounding the latest attack.
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