Guardian: AI Boom Is Fueling Anti-Tech Extremism — Texas Man With Kerosene Near OpenAI HQ, FBI and DHS Create New Domestic Threat Category

The Guardian documents a growing pattern of violence linked to anti-AI sentiment, including a Texas man arrested near OpenAI's headquarters and Sam Altman's home with kerosene and an anti-AI manifesto, an Italian influencer plotting Unabomber-inspired attacks on tech infrastructure, and an Indianapolis city council member's home struck by gunfire with a note reading 'NO DATA CENTERS.' The FBI and DHS are circulating unpublished reports identifying 'anti-tech extremism' as a new domestic threat category, drawing criticism from researchers who warn the designation risks criminalizing legitimate opposition to AI data centers and job displacement.