Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested over alleged recording device hidden in company office
Photo: CBS NewsHow the sides differ Left sources stress the suspect's job and the suspicion; alternative sources add company and DOJ details; right sources stress the confidential discussions allegedly targeted.
A Saudi national who worked as an engineer at OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in a company conference room. The Department of Justice said Tuesday that Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, who joined last July, was charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept communications. OpenAI said it found the device, used its own AI models to identify who placed it, fired the employee and referred the matter to the FBI. Federal prosecutors allege the room was used for confidential talks about research, product plans and business opportunities.
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Reports the suspicion that an OpenAI engineer, a Saudi national, planted a recording device in a conference room, with few further details.
- ZeroHedgeOpenAI Says Employee Planted "Sophisticated" Recording Device In Office; FBI Arrests Saudi National
- The HillSaudi national arrested after allegedly hiding recording device in OpenAI office
Covers the arrest and charges, OpenAI's account of finding and tracing the device, and the wider scrutiny the company faces over safety practices.
Highlights prosecutors' allegation that the device was in an executive room used for confidential discussions on proprietary research and plans.