Man Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Attack on OpenAI CEO's Home

A 20-year-old man was arrested on Friday after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco residence of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and subsequently threatening to burn down the company's headquarters.

San Francisco police responded to a fire report near Chestnut and Jones streets around 4:12 a.m. Officers determined that an incendiary device had been thrown at Altman's home, igniting a fire at the exterior gate. No injuries were reported.

Approximately an hour later, at 5 a.m., police addressed reports of a man threatening to set fire to a building on the 1400 block of Third Street in Mission Bay, where OpenAI is headquartered. Officers identified the individual as the same person involved in the earlier incident and arrested him immediately.

OpenAI spokesperson Jamie Radice confirmed the incidents, stating,

The suspect's identity has not been released, and the investigation is ongoing.