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OpenAI Says Staffer Arrested for Hidden Recording Device in Office

Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 13 October 2026, 20:13 UTC By Rachel Metz and Samantha Oltman 1 min read
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OpenAI Says Staffer Arrested for Hidden Recording Device in Office An employee at OpenAI has been arrested and charged with using a hidden recording device in the company’s office, according to statements from the artificial intelligence company and the US Justice Department. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi Arabian national, was arrested on October 9, more than a week after staffers at OpenAI discovered an audio recording device in the back of a television in an executive conference room, the...

OpenAI Says Staffer Arrested for Hidden Recording Device in Office An employee at OpenAI has been arrested and charged with using a hidden recording device in the company’s office, according to statements from the artificial intelligence company and the US Justice Department. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi Arabian national, was arrested on October 9, more than a week after staffers at OpenAI discovered an audio recording device in the back of a television in an executive conference room, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. Alfozan is currently in federal custody.
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