Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say

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AI Pulse · the U.S. · October 19, 2026

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Prosecutors have not said what Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, might have wanted to do with the recordings, but say he was in "frequent communication" with a member of the Saudi royal family.

Reported by PBS NewsHour, October 19, 2026. Read the full story at PBS NewsHour →

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