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Tyler Wilde

Someone allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence throughout the US. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

An individual threw an "incendiary device" at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early on Friday morning, according to police and an OpenAI spokesperson. The attack damaged an "exterior gate" and caused no injuries.

Less than an hour after the incident, a 20-year-old man who police say matched a description of the firebomber was arrested near OpenAI's headquarters after allegedly "threatening to burn down the building."

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