The man accused of tossing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was found with an “anti-AI” document that listed off the names and addresses of other AI CEOs and investors, according to the feds.
Daniel Moreno-Gama, who was booked Monday on multiple state charges, including attempted murder, is now facing federal charges in connection with Friday’s attack. A criminal complaint viewed by Business Insider charged him with of possession of an unregistered firearm and attempted damage and destruction of property by means of explosives.
It was not immediately clear whether Moreno-Gama has retained an attorney.
According to an affidavit by an FBI agent, authorities said the 20-year-old traveled from Texas to California and, in the early morning hours, threw a Molotov cocktail at two neighboring homes owned by Altman. The device caused a fire at the top of the driveway gate, and the suspect fled the scene, the affidavit says.
About an hour and a half later, the feds say the suspect arrived at OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters, took a chair and used it to strike the glass doors.
On-site security personnel reported that the suspect said he came to “burn it down and kill anyone inside,” the affidavit says.
Officers with the San Francisco Police Department ultimately arrested Moreno-Gama and recovered “incendiary devices,” a jug of kerosene, a blue lighter, and the anti-AI document, the court papers say.
The affidavit says the document was a three-part series that “identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies, including Victim-1.” Victim-1 refers to Altman, who confirmed the attack on his blog.
The first part of the document was titled “Your Last Warning” followed by the suspect’s name, and in that part of the missive, it was it said that the suspect “killed/attempted to kill” Victim-1,” according to the affidavit.
“Also if I am going to advocate for others to kill and commit crimes, then I must lead by example and show that I am fully sincere in my message,” the document read, the affidavit says.
The document then listed the names of apparent board members, AI company CEOs, and investors, the court papers say.
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