Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows
A photo provided by the US Department of Justice shows what the department says is Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi citizen who worked as an engineer at OpenAI, checking a hidden audio recording device in a conference room used by company executives. The location is listed as San Francisco, California, US, and the date is October 5, 2026. US Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS. This image was supplied by a third party. TPX Images of the Day.
A photo provided by the US Department of Justice shows a device that the department says Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi citizen who worked as an engineer at OpenAI, secretly placed to record sound in a conference room used by company executives. The location is listed as San Francisco, California, US. The combined photo was released on October 13, 2026. US Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS. This image was supplied by a third party.
WASHINGTON, October 19 (Reuters) - A former OpenAI employee accused of secretly placing a recording device in a conference room used by company executives appears to have received major support from the Saudi government, a court filing showed on Monday.
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; writing by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Michelle Nichols.)