Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device booked a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia
Source: Business Insider ·
Federal prosecutors previously asked a judge to seal their case against Abdulrahman Alfozan due to fears he might flee the US.
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OpenAI previously said it used its AI models to help identify the employee who allegedly planted a recording device.Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked.Federal prosecutors disclosed Abdulrahman Alfozan's travel plans in previously sealed court documents.Alfozan was arrested on October 9 and made his first court appearance on Tuesday.Federal prosecutors said a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device had a one-way ticket booked to Saudi Arabia.In newly unsealed court documents, it was revealed that the federal government feared its case against Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national, might be jeopardized if information about it leaked."The defendant, his wife, and a third family member have booked one-way tickets from San Francisco to Saudi Arabia (via Istanbul) for Monday, October 12, 2026," the prosecutors, including US Attorney for the Northern District…