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OpenAI said it found a hidden recording device in one of its offices and referred the matter to the FBI. An OpenAI engineer, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested and charged with using or endeavoring to use the device.
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Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked for OpenAI for more than a year, was arrested by the FBI.
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