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New Yorker investigation questions Sam Altman's trustworthiness; Molotov cocktail thrown at his San Francisco home

2026-04-13 19:09

The New Yorker published a lengthy investigation by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz — based on 100+ interviews and internal OpenAI documents — depicting Sam Altman as someone former board members and executives viewed as untrustworthy, citing an "accumulation of alleged deceptions and manipulations." Days after the article circulated, a 20-year-old man, Daniel Moreno-Gama, threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman's North Beach home around 4 a.m. on April 10; the suspect was apprehended an hour later near OpenAI headquarters while reportedly threatening to burn the building. Moreno-Gama has been charged with attempted murder; court documents say he had a list of AI executives and argued others should commit similar acts. A second attack on Altman's home occurred two days later, with two suspects arrested.

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