Officers arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco home on Friday and then making threats at the company's headquarters, police and the company said. Officers recognized the man as the same suspect and detained him, the police department posted on social media. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seen speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C., last month. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)Authorities haven't charged or released details about the man they arrested, including his name or a possible motive. Altman, the co-founder and CEO, has become a pre-eminent voice in Silicon Valley on the promise and potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

Source: CBC News April 11, 2026 13:38 UTC