JUST IN: What we know about the assassination attempt on Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI and ChatGPT
According to recent reports, the following story has emerged from the international scene.
The house of Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, was the subject of a Molotov cocktail attack on Friday. According to American authorities, it was an attempted murder. The suspect was immediately arrested. He was charged with attempted destruction of property using explosives and possession of an unregistered weapon. An update on this strange affair which is shaking the world of high-tech. Who is the author of this attempt? Daniel Moreno-Gama is a 20-year-old Texan. According to the Department of Justice, after throwing his Molotov cocktail, he fled to OpenAI headquarters, located on the other side of Los Angeles. He reportedly said he had come to “burn the place and kill everyone inside”. The police found him in possession of a can of kerosene, a lighter and a document entitled “Last warning to you”. This document “advocated the fight against AI, murders and other crimes” targeting the bosses of companies in the artificial intelligence sector, according to the ministry. This text also included a list of names and addresses purporting to be those of several managers and investors, as well as a part discussing the risks that AI poses to humanity. According to authorities, it was also recorded that he had attempted to kill Sam Altman, adding: “If by some miracle you survive, I will take it as a sign from God to redeem you.” Why is Sam Altman a controversial figure? Sam Altman is the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, the company that created and runs ChatGPT, the leader in consumer artificial intelligence. Aged 40, he is at the head of a fortune estimated at $3.4 billion by Forbes magazine. A very controversial personality, he is presented in a long article in the New Yorker on April 6 as a potentially dangerous man, thirsty for power. “You have to understand that Sam cannot be trusted. He is a sociopath. He would be capable of anything”, mentions in particular Aaron Swartz, who worked with him a few years ago within Y Combinator, another Tech company. Accusations brushed aside by the boss of OpenAI, who swears, on his blog, “to work towards prosperity for all, to empower all people and to advance science and technology”. Why is he on trial with Elon Musk? In November 2023, he was fired from his position as director of OpenAI by the board of directors, before being reinstated five days later by a reshuffled board. He is also in conflict with Elon Musk, co-founder of this company he left, who nicknames him “Scam Altman” (“Altman the scammer”) on social networks. By clicking on “I accept”, you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners. More information on the pageCookie management policyI acceptIn a few days the two men will face each other in court in Oakland, California. The Tesla boss resigned from the OpenAI Board of Directors in 2018 due to deep differences with Altman. He accuses him of having robbed him of his $38 million original investment.
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