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A Montreal woman suffered a concussion after far-left activists allegedly attacked her Rosemont home while apparently believing they were targeting the residence of an artificial intelligence entrepreneur.

According to La Presse, the incident occurred during the night of July 29, when an individual armed with a hammer smashed the glass of the home's front door and damaged a window.

There was one rather significant problem with the alleged political attack: they had the wrong resident.

The AI entrepreneur apparently being targeted had moved out of the property roughly a year earlier.

The attack was claimed in a statement signed by a group calling itself the “Revolutionary Anarchist Liberation Front,” which purported to “declare war on AI.” A video accompanying the statement reportedly showed an individual smashing the glass of the front door with a hammer.

Instead, the current resident was left dealing with the consequences.

According to La Presse, the woman came downstairs after hearing the commotion and was struck in the head when a rock was thrown through a window. She was later diagnosed with a concussion.

The intended target was reportedly the founder of a Montreal artificial intelligence startup who had previously lived at the address.

Montreal police are investigating the incident, while La Presse reported the file has been transferred to the SPVM's hate crimes and incidents unit.

The case appears to be a politically motivated attack aimed at the technology industry that managed to injure someone who had nothing to do with the intended target.

The self-described revolutionaries may have declared war on artificial intelligence. Their intelligence on the address, however, was apparently about a year out of date.