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Emily Forlini

Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? The OpenAI employee the FBI arrested is also a Saudi investor

Alfozan gave an interview with video tech news publication Smashi Business. (Credit: Smashi Business Instagram)

Abdulrahman Alfozan has a glowing LinkedIn profile, more of a natural fit for a future CEO than someone arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as he was on Oct. 9. It lists nine awards, five volunteer experiences, an enthusiastic recommendation from a coworker, a healthcare-related patent, degrees from two top-tier U.S. universities, and positions at well-known companies such as SAP, Microsoft, Meta, and, of course, OpenAI.

The federal complaint charging him with secretly placing a recording device in an executive conference room does not allege a motive. But since his arrest, the internet has done what it does best: dug up details about his past.

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