From a fear of dying to AI 'martyr': Meet the 20-year-old Texan accused of plotting against Sam Altman

Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old from Spring, Texas, allegedly traveled to San Francisco to attack OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home with a Molotov cocktail before proceeding to OpenAI's headquarters, where he threatened to burn the building and kill everyone inside. Prosecutors alleged he possessed a three-part document opposing AI that advocated for the killing of AI company CEOs and their investors. His writings, including a Substack post titled "AI Existential Risk," framed AI as an existential threat to humanity, and he drew a distinction between a "martyr" willing to die for a cause and a "warrior" willing to kill for one — a mindset that reportedly shaped his radicalization and the alleged attack.

Sam Altman's Molotov attack suspect listed the names of other AI CEOs and investors in a 'last warning' note, the feds said
Man Who Threw Molotov at Sam Altman’s House Warned AI Will Exterminate Humankind
Sam Altman's home was attacked last night
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
Daniel Moreno-Gama is facing federal charges for attacking Sam Altman’s home and OpenAI’s HQ
Police report: Sam Altman's home appears to have been targeted in a second attack after a gun appeared to have been fired at his home from a car early Sunday (Jonah Owen Lamb/The San Francisco ...)

Source: r/ChatGPT | 2026-04-15

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