""Violence cannot be the norm for expressing disagreement, be it with politics or a technology or any other matter. These alleged actions - which damaged property and could well have taken lives - will be aggressively prosecuted.""
"Surveillance footage later reviewed by investigators shows a man suspected to be Moreno-Gama throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the property around 3:37 a.m., igniting the top of a driveway gate before fleeing."
"Moreno-Gama allegedly arrived at OpenAI's headquarters on Third Street, where he used a chair to strike the building's glass doors and told security he had come to burn the site down and kill people inside."
"The document, titled 'Your Last Warning,' outlined opposition to artificial intelligence and called for violence against executives in the industry, listing the names and addresses of individuals."
Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old from Texas, faces federal charges for throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home and attempting to ignite OpenAI's headquarters. He is charged with attempted damage by explosives and possession of an unregistered firearm. If convicted, he could face a minimum of five years in prison. Surveillance footage captured him throwing the cocktail, and he later threatened security at OpenAI, carrying incendiary devices and a document advocating violence against AI executives.
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