Sam Altman’s attacker had a kill list of AI executives. Experts warn this is just the beginning

Sam Altman's San Francisco home was attacked twice in three days—first with a Molotov cocktail, then gunfire—by individuals motivated by anti-AI sentiment. One attacker carried a manifesto listing other AI executives as targets. The incidents coincide with rising public nervousness about AI (52% globally, 64% in US) and violent backlash against data centers, signaling escalating security and policy pressures on the AI industry.