Saudi National OpenAI engineer arrested for installing covert audio device in executive room

Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): A 35-year-old engineer employed with OpenAI faces federal criminal charges in the United States after authorities arrested him for planting a hidden recording device inside an executive conference room to intercept confidential discussions on superintelligence technology, according to the US Department of Justice.

Federal law enforcement authorities arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a national of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on October 9. The charges against him include using or endeavouring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.