Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained in Spy Device Case as Saudi Royal Contacts Emerge

The Hacker NewsPublished 1 hour ago

Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer, was detained for allegedly planting a covert audio recorder in OpenAI's San Francisco office to steal secrets. He communicated frequently with a Saudi royal who sought to recruit him for a Saudi AI initiative.

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Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained in Spy Device Case as Saudi Royal Contacts Emerge

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