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Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer

Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
BBC Technology Wednesday 14 October 2026, 15:54 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.

Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.
Saudi (ORG) Abdulrahman Alfozan (PERSON) AI (ORG) FBI (ORG)
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