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San Francisco Police: Man Threw Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s House, Threatened to Burn Down OpenAI HQ

San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man on charges that he threw a Molotov cocktail at the residence of AI tycoon Sam Altman. The man also allegedly threatened to burn down OpenAI headquarters before his arrest. Altman is attempting to link the attack to a scathing expose by Ronan Farrow published this week, writing, “Words have power too. There was an incendiary article about me a few days ago.”

Sam Altman of OpenAI targeted in attack

‘Unconstrained by Truth’: Ronan Farrow’s Deep Dive into OpenAI Boss Sam Altman Reveals Sociopathic Tendencies of AI Kingpin

Journalists Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz have published an investigation into Sam Altman, the AI kingpin behind OpenAI, revealing a troubling history of deception and sociopathic tendencies. One former OpenAI board member explains, “He has two traits that are almost never seen in the same person. The first is a strong desire to please people, to be liked in any given interaction. The second is almost a sociopathic lack of concern for the consequences that may come from deceiving someone.”

Sam Altman of OpenAI looks caught in 4K

AI Influencing Elections: Anthropic Forms PAC Leading into Midterms as It Fights Trump Administration

AI company Anthropic, currently locked in a legal war with the Trump Administration, has filed paperwork to create a new corporate political action committee, claiming that “AnthroPAC” will make bipartisan donations to candidates. This was met with skepticism from conservatives who point out that 99 percent of the company’s past donations have gone to leftists.
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Dario Amodei wants Anthropic to take over politics