Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing
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A Saudi national charged with secretly planting a recording device in one of OpenAI’s meeting rooms has been accused of having “considerable support” from the Saudi government, according to a court filing in California.
US prosecutors claimed Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked for the AI firm, was in “frequent communication… with a member of the Saudi royal family”, and say a member of the country’s military paid for a one-way flight to Saudi Arabia for his wife and son after his arrest.
The 35-year-old engineer was on Monday deemed a flight risk and denied bail, pending trial.
