US Charges OpenAI Engineer Over Alleged Office Recording Device

Federal prosecutors charged OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan with allegedly placing a recording device in an executive conference room at the company’s San Francisco office, raising security concerns at a leading artificial-intelligence firm. The charge alleges that Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, used or attempted to use an electronic device to intercept oral communications. The first device was found Sept. 30 concealed in toilet paper and connected to a USB port behind a television. A second device was allegedly discovered Oct. 5 inside an unattended bag containing Alfozan’s wallet and identification. Alfozan was arrested Oct.

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