Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO’s home opposed AI, court documents say
Apr 13, 2026, 12:06 PM | Updated: 12:18 pm
The home of Sam Altman is seen from Chestnut Street in San Francisco on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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SPRING, Texas (AP) — The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI founder Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco was opposed to artificial intelligence and had list of other AI tech executives, according to court documents.
Authorities allege Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m. Friday, setting an exterior gate at Altman’s home alight before fleeing on foot, police said. Less than an hour later, Moreno-Gama allegedly went to OpenAI’s headquarters and reportedly threatened to burn down the building.
He has been charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and damage and destruction of property by means of explosives
When Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday, officials found a document on him in which he wrote that “identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies,” court documents say.
In the document, Moreno-Gama allegedly “discussed the purported risk AI poses to humanity,” according to a criminal complaint.
On Monday morning, FBI agents went to Moreno-Gama’s home in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. They spent several hours there before leaving.
