Saudi employee of OpenAI arrested after planting an audio recording device in the company's executive conference room.
\n\nAbdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and engineer at OpenAI, has been arrested in the United States for allegedly installing a covert audio recording device inside an executive conference room at the artificial intelligence company's headquarters in San Francisco, California.
\n\nAccording to federal prosecutors, Alfozan was arrested on Friday and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. He appeared in federal court for the first time on Tuesday and remains in custody.
\n\nAlfozan joined OpenAI in July 2025 and was a member of the company's product team. The allegations surfaced after OpenAI personnel discovered a recording device concealed behind a television in an executive conference room.
\n\nAn unattended bag found in another room reportedly contained Alfozan's wallet and identification, along with a second recording device similar to the one discovered in the conference room.
\n\nAccording to the criminal complaint, OpenAI personnel discovered the first device around September 30. It had been plugged into a USB port at the back of a television and concealed in toilet paper. The company determined that the device had been installed around…
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