Saudi National Working for OpenAI Arrested After Company Uncovers Secret Recording Device
Company staff found the device wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into a television inside an executive conference room.
A Saudi national and software engineer for OpenAI in San Francisco, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested by federal authorities. Employees discovered a sophisticated recording device concealed in an executive conference room, believed to be used for capturing communications about AI technology. Alfozan was arrested on October 9th, and the court complaint was unsealed on Tuesday.
- Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and OpenAI software engineer, has been arrested.
- Federal authorities arrested Alfozan after OpenAI employees found a sophisticated recording device in an executive conference room.
- The device was reportedly wrapped in toilet paper and inserted into a television’s port.
- Prosecutors allege Alfozan intended to secretly capture the company’s communications about its AI technology.
- Alfozan was arrested on October 9th, and the court complaint was unsealed on Tuesday.
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