🔥Sam Altman Responds to a Molotov Cocktail Attack: Understanding AI Fear and Calling for the Decentralization of Tech Power

On April 11, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s residence in San Francisco was attacked with a Molotov cocktail, with no injuries. Police have detained a suspect, about 20 years old. After the incident, Altman published a long statement in which he responded publicly, shared photos of his family, and admitted that he underestimated the emotional impact of public anxiety amid AI concerns. Altman said that understanding society’s fear of the rapid development of AI is important, calling the current period “one of the most intense technological changes in human history,” as risks have risen to systemic challenges at the societal level. He emphasized that AI power should not be concentrated in a few institutions, but should be more broadly distributed through the democratization of technology and institutional constraints. Altman reflected…