

Altman attack suspect called for ‘Luigi-ing Tech CEOs’ in online messages
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.SAN FRANCISCO—Months before his arrest for allegedly attempting to murder the chief executive of OpenAI, Daniel Moreno-Gama suggested “Luigi’ing some tech CEOs” in an internet chat.The Texas college student casually referenced Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, during an online conversation with producers of “The Last Invention” podcast, according to screenshots shared with The Wall Street Journal. They wanted to interview him for a series on artificial intelligence.In January, Moreno-Gama recorded the interview, detailing his path from curious internet nerd to a crusader obsessed with AI’s dangers.
He said those chilling words shouldn’t be taken literally, according to a recording shared with the Journal.“I understand the frustration with a person who might advocate for that, but it’s not practical,” Moreno-Gama said. “It’s not worth it.”Last week, authorities alleged Moreno-Gama, 20, traveled from the Houston area to San Francisco, threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s mansion and then attacked OpenAI’s headquarters’ entrance, planning to burn the building down.The incident spotlights a brewing anticorporate fervor in some internet subcultures, amplified by the national attention on Mangione, an Ivy League-educated 27-year-old who has pleaded not guilty.
Only weeks ago, Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, was charged with sparking a blaze at a Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Southern California. He complained about wages and compared himself to Mangione, federal prosecutors said.“A lot of people are going to understand,” Abdulkarim said, likening what he did to when “Luigi popped that m——,” according to the federal complaint.
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