FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over hidden recording device

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OpenAI discovered the thumb-sized device connected to a USB port behind a TV in its San Francisco executive meeting room A former OpenAI engineer faces US federal charges for planting a hidden recording device in an executive conference room, raising concerns about the protection of sensitive AI technology. The US Department of Justice said in a statement on Tuesday that federal authorities last week arrested Saudi national and former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, for allegedly placin