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Abdulrahman Alfozan OpenAI bugging case
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Current state
US prosecutors have charged former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan with planting a recording device in an OpenAI executive conference room, and new court filings allege he had Saudi backing, was in frequent contact with an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family, and was days away from flying to Saudi Arabia before his arrest.
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What changed
Prosecutors newly allege former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan was days away from flying to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, while his intended use of the recordings remains unknown.
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Al Jazeera
Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device has Saudi backing: Prosecutor
BBC News – Technology BBC
