Saudi national arrested for planting secret audio recording device at OpenAI
shaunralston · x · 2026-10-14
Per a DOJ press release, OpenAI employee Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Oct. 9 and charged with installing a surreptitious audio recording device to intercept oral communications at OpenAI. He made his initial federal court appearance this week. DNI Jay Clayton framed the case as underscoring the national-security stakes of the "super intelligence race," citing the Super Intelligence Force. Post link: https://x.com/shaunralston/status/1a1376a6a25d6fc4f9f54808a5f
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