What we know about OpenAI engineer arrested over office spying
Saudi OpenAI employee was arrested over allegations he planted a hidden device to record sensitive company conversations
An engineer at OpenAI has been arrested after a recording device was discovered concealed in a conference room, according to prosecutors. The 35-year-old employee, named Abdulrahman Alfozan, was found guilty of secretly installing the device to capture confidential discussions about the company's technology. OpenAI confirmed they discovered the "sophisticated recording device" hidden inside one of their offices and promptly reported the incident to the FBI.
The company terminated Alfozan following the arrest. The recording device was found on September 30, concealed in toilet paper and inserted into a USB port on a television in the conference room. Although the specific purpose of capturing the communications is unknown, Alfozan had previously shown unauthorised access to the space, as evidenced by CCTV footage.
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