Sam Altman addresses New Yorker profile and recent attack at his home

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:43:00 +0200

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening after a troubling incident at his San Francisco home and in response to a critical New Yorker profile. According to police reports, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s residence early Friday, though no one was injured. The suspect was later apprehended at OpenAI’s headquarters while making further threats. In his post, Altman linked the attack to the timing of what he called an 'incendiary article' by journalists Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz, which questioned his trustworthiness and described him as possessing a 'relentless will to power.' The profile was built from interviews with over 100 sources familiar with Altman’s business conduct, with some alleging manipulative tendencies and conflicts during his time as OpenAI’s leader. Altman acknowledged personal and professional mistakes, admitting that his aversion to conflict has caused harm to both him and the company—referencing, without naming, his tumultuous 20