The Latest Breaking News from Abdulrahman Alfozan

Lawyer of arrested OpenAI engineer says allegations are 'wholly out of character,' one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia was 'prepaid'

The arrest was a "surprise," said the attorney, and the suspect, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was "proud" to be an OpenAI employee.

Fortune · 8h ago

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

A deep dive of Alfozan's digital presence suggests he ran in elite business and government circles in Saudi Arabia, although nothing immediately implicates him.

Fortune · 16h ago

FBI says an OpenAI engineer used his wife’s ChatGPT account to figure out how to plant a secret recording device at the office

The FBI says Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife, and a third unnamed family member also had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia via Istanbul.

Fortune · 18h ago

OpenAI Engineer Accused of Hiding Recorder in Toilet Paper as Company Says Its AI Helped Identify Him

An OpenAI engineer faces charges over an allegedly concealed recording device, as the company says its AI models helped identify the equipment and trace its origins.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? ChatGPT maker OpenAI's Saudi national employee arrested by FBI for planting high tech listening device in San Francisco office

OpenAI's security team found the device late last month at ChatGPT maker's office and the employee, Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested on October 9, the US Justice Department said.

The Economic Times · Oct 14

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI employee for allegedly bugging San Francisco office

The FBI said on Wednesday it has arrested a Saudi national employed as an engineer at OpenAI on suspicions that he had bugged a conference room at the company's San Francisco office with a "sophisticated recording device".

France 24 · Oct 13

FBI uncovers alleged bugging operation inside OpenAI as Saudi engineer arrested

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The Independent UK · Oct 13