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FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI employee accused of bugging office: What to know

The FBI arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and former OpenAI engineer, who allegedly planted a recording device inside the artificial intelligence company’s San Francisco office late last month. Friday’s arrest, whic

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FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI employee accused of bugging office: What to know
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The FBI arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and former OpenAI engineer, who allegedly planted a recording device inside the artificial intelligence company’s San Francisco office late last month. Friday’s arrest, which was revealed by OpenAI and the Justice Department on Tuesday, is particularly concerning to the administration as it pursues global AI dominance.

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