Saudi national and OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI for planting audio device in executive conference room
DKokotajlo · x · 2026-10-14
- FBI arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an engineer at OpenAI since July 2025, for allegedly placing a covert audio recording device in the company's San Francisco executive conference room
- Per the complaint, OpenAI personnel discovered the device around Sept 30 and immediately contacted the FBI; CCTV footage captured Alfozan at the office
- OpenAI says it's grateful for the quick arrest; observers noted the irony that OpenAI can articulate specific firing reasons when real ones exist
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