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

Summary

A U.S. court ordered the detention of Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer accused of hiding an audio recording device in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office to steal sensitive secrets. Prosecutors say he kept frequent WhatsApp contact with a member of the Saudi Royal Family through 2025 and 2026, and he faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

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