OpenAI Engineer Accused of Bugging Conference Room Says Saudi Ticket Predates Probe
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-18
Per Bloomberg, Abdulrahman Alfozan, the OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a conference room, said in a Friday filing that his one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia was purchased before the government's investigation began. Saudi Arabia's consulate has backed supervised release for him. The case is ongoing.
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