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.
TL;DR
- 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.