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lake Owens, the 30-year-old founder of AI startup Agrippa, received a disturbing package at his home in Las Vegas. Inside was a severed pig's head wrapped in packing paper and stuffed inside a cardboard box, accompanied by a threatening note addressed to him.

    The note called Owens a "Clark Kent knockoff" and mocked his company's AI-powered platform for disrupting the traditional brokerage business in Las Vegas real estate. The sender, who signed with "M," claimed that real estate was built by brokers, not developers or investors, and warned Owens that his moment of success would be short-lived.

    Agrippa's AI program, Marcus, had recently helped secure a $45 million casino purchase, prompting the ominous video announcement that seemed to have triggered the threatening package. The sender appeared to take issue with Agrippa's claim that its AI technology could replace brokers.

    Owens downplayed the incident, likening it to a scene from "The Godfather" and suggesting that the sender had watched too much of the film. He expressed understanding for the industry's reaction to his company's disruption and extended an olive branch to the unknown agitator, inviting them to discuss their concerns over email.

    The Las Vegas Metropolitan police have launched an investigation into the mysterious package and its sender, who remains at large.