In this episode we talk with Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, the man who was recently arrested and charged with attempting to kill Sam Altman. Several months before the attack, our team contacted a young man posting on Discord under the handle "Butlerian Jihadist," who referenced “Luigi-ing tech CEOs” to our producer. He agreed to an interview and to answer questions about his background and how he came to believe that AGI must be stopped for humanity to survive.

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THIS EPISODE FEATURES:

Daniel Moreno-Gama

LINKS:

San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Press Release

U.S. Department of Justice Press Release

Statement from Pause AI 

Statement from Sam Altman

San Francisco Police Department Press Conference

Daniel Moreno-Gama Criminal Complaint

CREDITS:

This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Simon Adler, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, Ethan Mannello, and Carmen Hilbert.

Music for this episode was composed by Scott Devendorf, Ben Lanz, Cobey Bienert, and Simon Adler

The Last Invention artwork by Jacob Boll

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