Prosecutors say ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting recording device received 'what appears to be considerable support' from the Saudi government
Source: Business Insider ·
Abdulrahman Alfozan had been in contact as recently as October 5 with a member of the Saudi Royal Family, prosecutors said.
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A man described as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer, looks behind a television where a recording device has been placed in a conference room at OpenAI.DOJ/ReutersProsecutors say an ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device appears to have received support from the Saudi government.A federal magistrate judge will hear arguments on Monday on whether Abdulrahman Alfozan should remain in custody.Prosecutors said that Alfozan frequently communicated with a member of the Saudi Royal Family.Federal prosecutors say that a former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device received "what appears to be considerable support from" the Saudi government.Prosecutors made the disclosure in a motion to keep Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national and former OpenAI employee, in custody pending trial.Alfozan had been in contact as recently as October 5 with an unnamed member of the Saudi Royal Family, whom he frequently communicated with on…