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A Las Vegas-based CEO has reportedly received a bloodied pig’s head in the mail, an incident believed to be connected to his interview discussing the use of AI in the real estate industry, reported 8 News Now. “Perhaps this person watched too much of The Godfather,” Owens said, as reported by 8 News Now. “Needless to say, I still take it very seriously, but don’t feel like I’m being truly threatened. It was a message.”Blake Owens, CEO of Agrippa, said he did not expect to receive a dead animal in the mail on July 29, but the accompanying letter gave him a clue as to why it happened.The letter addressed to Owens, signed only with the initial “M”, read, “saw your Marcus video, what a joke.”“Clearly, you don’t understand real estate wasn’t built by developers or investors; it was built by brokers. We did it the hard way, no shortcuts, no tech, just people,” the letter said. Owens said he holds no ill will towards someone who seems to be going through a tough time.“I don’t want to punch down on this person; they may be in a tough spot in life,” he said. “I do see this as an opportunity to show people you don’t become a better person by making another man a lesser person.”Owens noted that many people are uneasy about the rapid rise of AI because it represents a major transformation, adding that, “I think a lot of people are afraid of change and what’s coming with AI, because it really is a tsunami of change that people are trying to resist. But the more you embrace it, the better you’ll do, the more skills that you’ll accumulate more value you’ll bring to the table.”“You look at Agrippa, TensorWave, look at Otonomous Hotel, everyone is trying to bring AI to the forefront, and it sheds some light on how great this city is and what we can do with the talent we have here,” he said, as reported by 8 News Now. “May ruffle some feathers in the process, but in the long run, I think that it’s the best thing to do.”The case is currently under investigation by the Las Vegas metropolitan police department.
