The attack on Sam Altman exposed a dark underbelly of the anti-AI movement
- Posted on April 17, 2026
- By CNN
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The attack on Sam Altman exposed a dark underbelly of the anti-AI movement

Mainstream artificial intelligence safety groups moved quickly to distance themselves after a 20-year-old allegedly attacked the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last week in what law enforcement officers said appeared to be part of a plot to harm AI executives. But people in some corners of the internet cheered the attack.