The Journal. · Friday, July 31, 2026
A 911 dispatcher received a tip about a potentially violent attack at Open AI's headquarters, leading to a campus lockdown. The man identified as the potential threat is Sam Kirchner, founder of the anti-AI group Stop AI, who went missing on the same day. His disappearance has raised concerns within the activist community and among tech employees fearing for their lives.
“On a Friday morning in November of 2025, a 911 dispatcher in San Francisco gets a tip about a potentially violent attack.”
“The man the police are looking for is named Sam Kirchner. He's a founder of an anti-AI activist group called Stop AI.”
“Sam Kirchner went missing that day. The same day that Open AI went on lockdown.”