New Delhi, April 14 -- The man accused of hurling a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week harboured a chilling ambition: to kill one of the most powerful figures in artificial intelligence, and to warn the world that AI itself would finish the job. Prosecutors say the attack was not impulsive- it was planned, targeted.

The San Francisco District Attorney announced on Monday that Daniel Moreno-Gama faces charges of attempted murder following a pre-dawn attack on Altman's home last Friday. Federal prosecutors have added further charges, including attempted damage and destruction of property by means of explosives and possession of an unregistered firearm, according to a release from the D...