In April, a young man threw a Molotov cocktail at the private estate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. He had previously written a manifesto in which he advocated the killing of AI managers and their financiers. Those in the AI industry argue that a small, militant faction of AI opponents would tip the general mood against them. The US government, which is closely linked to the industry, also agrees with this tenor and is persecuting activists. But studies show that the mood throughout society is developing radically against artificial intelligence.
