Former OpenAI engineer accused of spying in San Francisco
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
US federal prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in a company meeting room, may have received significant support from the Saudi government. They are seeking to keep him in custody before his trial in San Francisco, citing a flight risk, according to court documents.
US federal prosecutors accuse Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old former OpenAI engineer, of hiding a recording device in the company’s executives’ meeting room. They believe he may have received practical support from the Saudi government, according to Caasimada Online.
Court documents say Alfozan was in regular contact with a member of the Saudi royal family. Prosecutors also allege that he received a one-way plane ticket paid for by a Saudi military official.
The case comes after OpenAI accused a former employee of passing secrets to Apple, in a report published on 15 October.
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