Saudi Engineer Arrested in US on Espionage Charges Against AI Firm

The US Department of Justice announced that FBI agents arrested a Saudi national who had worked as an engineer at OpenAI since July 2025. He is charged with concealing an audio recording device in the boardroom of the AI research institute.

The US Department of Justice announced that FBI agents arrested a Saudi national who worked as an engineer at the Open AI Research Institute since July 2025 and accused him of planting a secret recording device in the conference room of the directors of this artificial intelligence institute.