I've just noticed something that’s quite concerning. Over the past few years, the security of top executives has become an issue that can no longer be ignored. Since the incident involving the President of UnitedHealthcare late last year, the number of attacks targeting executives of large companies has surged by 225% compared to 2023. The average security expenses this year are around $130,000, a 20% increase from the previous year.

In the AI industry, this trend is even more evident. The combined security costs for CEOs of leading AI companies exceeded $45 million in 2024. Sundar Pichai of Google spent over $8 million, a 22% increase. Meanwhile, NVIDIA’s CEO spent up to $3.5 million, a 59% increase recently.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is not immune to this situation. His home was attacked twice within four days in April. The first was an arson attack, and the second involved gunfire. The suspect in the first incident posted on social media that he was concerned about the existential risks of AGI, a concept that OpenAI itself has consistently emphasized in public communications.

What’s interesting is that this very point reveals a clear contradiction. Publicly, Altman talks about AI as the greatest opportunity. But at the same time, he built a bunker in Wyoming in 2016, equipped with weapons and enough food supplies for a militia. It’s a two-pronged bet: an open claim that AI will succeed, but secretly preparing for the possibility that it might go out of control.

These two attacks occurred after OpenAI signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to enable ChatGPT on classified national security networks. The response was mass protests against AI in major cities, and a 295% increase in uninstallations of ChatGPT in just one day.

What he calls the “narrative” about the existential risks of AI is useful for fundraising and regulatory negotiations. But ultimately, this tool has come knocking at his own door. The fears he helped propagate have turned into a driving force for some people to rise up in opposition.