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Sam Altman may no longer have to worry about being ousted from his CEO position at OpenAI, but he has another issue — a far more relatable (and furry) one.
He has a coyote problem.
"This coyote moved into my house and scratches on the door outside," Altman told Time in an interview. "It's very cute, but it's very annoying at night."
Photos shared with Time by Altman and his fiancé, Oliver Mulherin, show the coyote in question looking through a window into the home and lounging in the sun on an outdoor patio sofa.
It's not uncommon for coyotes to live in urban areas — they've been spotted in cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City.
Coyotes are native to the San Francisco area and have repopulated the city in recent years. A recent study published in People and Nature on human-coyote interactions in the area estimates that there are dozens, though no more than 100, coyotes currently living in San Francisco. Human-coyote conflict reports in the city have also increased over the past five years, according to the study.
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The San Francisco Parks department recommends three key guidelines when dealing with coyotes: keeping dogs on leashes and cats indoors, looking out for signage in parks warning that coyotes are present, and never, ever, feeding a coyote.
The coyote problem is at Altman's $27 million home on San Francisco's Russian Hill, which Business Insider previously reported that he purchased through an LLC in March 2020.
The compound has views overlooking San Francisco and has a main residence, wellness center, cantilevered infinity pool, and an underground garage with a car turntable.
And the San Francisco home just serves as Altman's weekday residence — his weekend residence is a $15.7 million working ranch in Napa, a 950-acre property that has vineyards and five homes.
