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TL;DR In April, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s San Francisco home, and a second attack days later added gunfire to the property. Data Center Watch found organized opposition groups roughly doubled from 396 at the end of 2025 to 833 by the end of March 2026, spanning 49 states. Opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 data-center projects worth about $130 billion in the first quarter of 2026 alone. In April, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s San Francisco home, and within days a second attack put gunfire into the property. The Wall Street Journal reports that AI executives are hardening personal security as opposition to the industry moves from online posts into the physical world. Prosecutors say Daniel Moreno-Gama, the 20-year-old accused in the first attack, traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, and had writings on him about AI’s purported risk to humanity. He faces two counts of attempted murder and attempted arson in California state court. Two more suspects were later arrested in connection with the second incident. Around the same time, The Information described Silicon Valley leaning into a new breed of bodyguards for AI leadership. aiweekly.co/alerts/ai-executives-add-personal-security-as-backlash-turns-violent submitted by /u/Justgototheeffinmoon

Originally posted by u/Justgototheeffinmoon on r/ArtificialInteligence