Man suspected of Molotov attack on Sam Altman's home charged with attempted murder

The man accused of attacking Sam Altman's San Francisco home with a Molotov cocktail on April 10 now faces charges of attempted murder. Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, of Spring, Texas, allegedly traveled from his hometown to attack the OpenAI CEO's premises before turning his attention to the company's headquarters. Video evidence …

[Flocke Kroes]

Perhaps he mis-heared

I recommended "a tax on billionaires".

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: Perhaps he mis-heared

Thought the term from days gone by is a "pox" on whichever the blighters

[adrianww]

Plea in mitigation.

He should say he was just following ChatGPT’s instructions for making a really hot curry…

[MiguelC]

Re: Plea in mitigation.

Maybe you'd like to add some Onion to that?

[Anonymous Coward]

Guy doesn't like Artificial Intelligence

Seems to prefer Artificial Deities instead.

No pleasing some.

[Paul Herber]

Re: Guy doesn't like Artificial Intelligence

Here is my entry for the annual El Reg Bad Taste Awards ...

Altman Incineration is the new AI.

[Vikingforties]

Re: Guy doesn't like Artificial Intelligence

No kidding.

Let's suppose his deity happens to be the Christian one. Well, aren't Christians rather looking forward to their own humanity extinction event? Tribulations, antichrist, four horsemen - all that malarkey.

If you're getting your extinction soon, surely it's splitting hairs how it comes. The guy should be working for Altman if he thought a bit more about his ultimate plan.

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: Guy doesn't like Artificial Intelligence

"Tribulations, antichrist, four horsemen - all that malarkey."

You'll find all of them have taken up residence in the White House

[You aint sin me, roit]

If by some miracle you live...

His "Molotov cocktail" didn't even clear the fence!

Whether you have sympathy with his take on AI or not, he clearly has mental issues for wanting to burn people. But I can't help thinking that he's more of a danger to himself, he needs help.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: If by some miracle you live...

> His "Molotov cocktail" didn't even clear the fence!

There was a clear element of overconfidence in his abilities.

But yes, while condemning violence, I support your position that this guy likely needs help. I sincerely hope that the court system can deliver justice without vengeance.

[DS999]

Since he's white

He'll be portrayed by the media as mentally ill. If he was black he'd be portrayed as a criminal. If he was Muslim he'd be portrayed as a terrorist. If he was an immigrant he'd be portrayed as the example for why we need to deport everyone and not allow any immigration (except for white farmers from South Africa)

[Groo The Wanderer - A Canuck]

He thought he'd kill everyone by throwing a firebomb at a concrete building? Boy, that's a stellar IQ there!

[Anonymous Coward]

> Boy, that's a stellar IQ there!

Stones, glass houses.

Concrete buildings have lots of flammable material and small flames, or even non flame sources of heat, such as electrical faults, do cause buildings to burn to the ground (former volunteer fireman here).

Let us not underestimate the seriousness of the act.

[DS999]

A billionaire's house

Probably has bullet proof glass in every window and door so all he could do is set fire to the plants outside. Not saying it isn't a crime but the chances of him burning down Altman's house with a molotov cocktail is approximately the same as the chance I can do so with my mind. Just tried, did it work?

[Jo 5]

"Hi Sam, this is Carol at reception, I have a Sarah on the line.. yeah. She said something about 'Anybody not wearing two million sunblock is gonna have a real bad fckin day'."

[Rogerborg 2.0]

If this noodle armed manlet is the best champion that meatsacks have to offer, I'm going all the way over to Team Clanker.

[Tron]

Be honest...

When MS replaced menus with The Hated Ribbon, didn't a part of you want to go postal?

[xyz123]

100% this guy is going to claim "I heard voices/god/the devil/someone's cat" to avoid decades in an actual prison.

He's gonna fake mental illness, like so many before him.

What they should do IF he's found mentally deranged, is put him in a room where the bed is a fireproof rubber mattress, he's only allowed to have soft plastic spoons to eat with (all meals can be blended to soup consistency), and no shoe laces/belts or anything solid ever.

[breakfast]

Intolerable

"We will not tolerate any attempt to change the way Americans live and work through fear or violence," said US Attorney Craig Missakian.

Craig, you're not going to believe what the government paramilitary organisation called ICE is doing.

[Paul Herber]

Re: Intolerable

"We will not tolerate any attempt to change the way <nationality> live and work through fear or violence,"

FTFY

How is that working out?

[Paul Crawford]

Re: Intolerable

The way I read it is Americans already live and work through fear or violence, and that is not changing?

[Anonymous Coward]

Surely he should be charged with saving humanity from Altman's, continuous lies and bullshit.

[frankyunderwood123]

If there's any justice left in the USA...

... put the poor guy into care.

He's clearly got a spanner in the old works and needs a bit of quality time with a shrink.

"We will not tolerate any attempt to change the way Americans live and work through fear or violence," said US Attorney Craig Missakian.

That doesn't bode well for the poor sap, nor does his surname, Moreno-Gama.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: If there's any justice left in the USA...

> nor does his surname, Moreno-Gama.

The irony is, if he hails from Florida, Texas, California, etc., his ancestors might well have been there before the Americans arrived.

[BartyFartsLast]

Americans do not understand irony

"We will not tolerate any attempt to change the way Americans live and work through fear or violence,"

They save that for citizens of other countries

[ecofeco]

Re: Americans do not understand irony

Not familiar with internal history of the USA, are you?

Fear and violence in support of tyranny is the internal default setting against its own citizens.

[Eye Know]

Re: Americans do not understand irony

Some of its own citizens.

[Tim Chuma]

Just following AIs advice to make a spicy marg

Or the film Terminator 2 that says to get rid of the CEO and blow up the company.

[Alan Bourke]

he was just following a ChatGPT recipe

for risotto.

(c) The Onion

[Doogie Howser MD]

The #BeKind crew strike again. I hate those Nazis.

[Anonymous Coward]

The jump to conclusion crew strike again.