FBI Raids Texas Home of Man Suspected of Firebombing Sam Altman's SF Mansion (sfchronicle.com)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/13/2037240/fbi-raids-texas-home-of-man-suspected-of-firebombing-sam-altmans-sf-mansion
- Source link: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/altman-molotov-suspect-fbi-raid-22203989.php
The suspect reportedly authored a Substack blog and was a member of the Discord server PauseAI, an activist group focused on banning the development of the most powerful AI models to protect the public. In one post, they wrote: "These machines have already shown themselves to be unaligned with the interest of the people creating them. Models have often been found lying, cheating on tasks, and blackmailing their own creators whenever convenient; let alone the broader question of aligning them to whatever general 'human interest' may be." The Houston Chronicle reports:
> The search happened hours before the Justice Department charged 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama with possession of an unregistered firearm and damage and destruction of property by means of explosives. An FBI spokesperson on Monday morning confirmed agents were executing a search warrant in Spring, but provided no other information.
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> Around the same time, FOX News reported the search was being conducted at the home of Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, who last week was arrested by San Francisco police suspicion of attempted murder, making criminal threats and possession of a destructive device. The charges were first reported by the Associated Press. When Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday, he was carrying a document that "identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies," the Associated Press reported. Moreno-Gama has no criminal history in Harris or Montgomery counties, according to public records. [...] Agents had [3]left the cul-de-sac by 1 p.m . It was unclear if they removed any items from the house.
[4]Another incident occurred outside Sam Altman's residence early Sunday morning. "Early Sunday morning, a car stopped and appears to have fired a gun at the Russian Hill home of OpenAI's CEO," reports The San Francisco Standard, citing reports from the local police department. Two suspects were arrested and booked for negligent discharge.
[1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/altman-molotov-suspect-fbi-raid-22203989.php
[2] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/10/205209/suspect-arrested-for-allegedly-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home
[3] https://www.kptv.com/video/2026/04/13/fbi-raid-linked-attack-openai-ceos-home/
[4] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/13/0219250/sam-altmans-home-targeted-a-second-time-two-suspects-arrested
a treasonous offense (Score:1)
'he was carrying a document that "identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies"'
in other words, in possession of a document expressing constitutionally protected speech. Sounds treasonous in the Trump world.
What is more interesting is how Republicans have missed the "brown-sounding" last name or the hyphenation that suggests a relationship with alternative gender identity. What has the world come to that MAGA has not immediately led with racism and tr
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If that happened to you or me the cops would spend 10 minutes looking for a suspect before the paperwork goes to the bottom of the pile.
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It's free speech in isolation, but he was caught in the act of firebombing Sam Altman's house which makes it evidence, also.
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Anyone can join PauseAI's Discord server. No invite necessary.
It is not a place where people get radicalised: it is a place where people who already have concerns about AI go ... and then be disappointed that PauseAI's mission is a bit narrow.
PauseAI is about avoiding dangerous artificial superintelligence, by pushing government regulations for AI safety.
As such, it is largely academic, about avoiding a future that even Sam Altman and other AI company leaders, and scientists are saying is possible.
It is not
requisite Onion headline (Score:2)
[1]Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto [theonion.com]
[1] https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/