Industrial espionage at OpenAI: Saudi trace discovered

Former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman al-Fawzan is accused of hiding a recording device in a roll of toilet paper at the company's headquarters. According to the lawsuit, he acted with the support of the Saudi Arabian government. The device was found connected to a USB port on a television in the executive boardroom.

Abdulrahman al-Fawzan, a former OpenAI engineer, is accused of industrial espionage. According to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court, he hid a recording device in a roll of toilet paper in the company's executive boardroom in California. The device was discovered connected to a USB port on a television. As Reuters reports, the document alleges that al-Fawzan acted with the support of the Saudi Arabian government. Other details of the case, including motives and the extent of a possible data leak, are not disclosed in the article.