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Deep Dive: Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says

Ran in the 6:05 PM edition of LivePulse, Monday, October 19, 2026
Original reporting: Ars Technica AI · Ashley Belanger, 2026-10-19

A US court has ordered that Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a secret conference room to steal the company's secrets, stay in jail while his case goes forward. Prosecutors say he spied on OpenAI either for his own business gain or to help Saudi Arabia, and the FBI says he kept a folder called "Saudi Gov Docs." The case shows how valuable top AI labs' secrets have become.

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