Early Friday morning, someone allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman's San Francisco home. No one was hurt in the incident, and a suspect was later arrested at OpenAI headquarters, where he was threatening to burn down the building, according to the SF Police Department. While the police have not identified the suspect publicly, Altman noted that the incident came a few days after 'an incendiary article' was published about him. He said someone had suggested that the article's publication 'at a time of great anxiety about AI' could make things 'more dangerous' for him. The article in question was a lengthy investigative piece written by Ronan Farrow (who won a Pulitzer for reporting that revealed many of the sexual abuse allegations around Harvey Weinstein) and Andrew Marantz (who's written extensively about technology and politics). Farrow and Marantz said that during interviews with more than 100 people who have knowledge of Altman's business conduct, most described Altman...
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