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Former OpenAI engineer, accused of planting office bug, had ties with Saudi royal family: US prosecutors

A former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a bug in the company’s San Francisco office was in contact with a member of the Saudi royal family who urged him to return to the kingdom and join its artificial intelligence initiative, prosecutors said, as cited by CBS News.

The Times of India · 14h ago

Ex–OpenAI engineer accused of bugging office stays in jail as prosecutors allege Saudi ties: ‘Once he leaves, there’s no getting him back’

Prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan searched OpenAI tools for meetings with Saudi officials, and the Saudi government offered to back his bond.

Fortune · Oct 19

Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say a former OpenAI engineer secretly installed a recording device in a conference room to gather company details

The Independent UK · Oct 19

FBI says an OpenAI engineer used his wife’s ChatGPT account to figure out how to plant a secret recording device at the office

The FBI says Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife, and a third unnamed family member also had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia via Istanbul.

Fortune · Oct 14

Saudi OpenAI Engineer Charged With Bugging Executive Conference Room: What It Reveals About the Global AI Race

A Saudi OpenAI engineer faces federal interception charges after an encrypted audio recorder was found in an executive conference room in San Francisco, triggering FBI and DOJ action.

Latin Times · Oct 14

A Saudi National Allegedly Bugged OpenAI Conference Room. He's Facing Federal Charges.

A listening device was found in TV USB port in conference room.

International Business Times · Oct 14

FBI arrest Saudi OpenAI employee for allegedly planting recording device in office

The ex-OpenAI employee allegedly wrapped a USB device in toilet paper and inserted it into a television located in an "executive conference room".

Euronews · Oct 14

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Reason · Oct 14

OpenAI Engineer Accused of Hiding Recorder in Toilet Paper as Company Says Its AI Helped Identify Him

An OpenAI engineer faces charges over an allegedly concealed recording device, as the company says its AI models helped identify the equipment and trace its origins.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? ChatGPT maker OpenAI's Saudi national employee arrested by FBI for planting high tech listening device in San Francisco office

OpenAI's security team found the device late last month at ChatGPT maker's office and the employee, Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested on October 9, the US Justice Department said.

The Economic Times · Oct 14