OpenAI and the US Department of Justice issued a statement saying that an employee of this artificial intelligence company was arrested on charges of stealing recording equipment in the office. Saudi Arabian citizen Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested on October 9, the Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday. More than a week before the incident, OpenAI employees discovered a recording device on the back of a television in an executive conference room. Alfozan is currently being held at a federal facility. Alfozan joined OpenAI in July 2025 and worked on the product team, according to a person familiar with the matter who did not wish to disclose his identity. OpenAI said the company used its own artificial intelligence model to analyze the device and determine the identity of the person who placed it. The employee was immediately fired. The company said the FBI carried out the arrest after they called the police, and the investigation is still ongoing.

OpenAI and the US Department of Justice issued a statement saying that an employee of this artificial intelligence company was arrested on charges of stealing recording equipment in the office. Saudi Arabian citizen Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested on October 9, the Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday. More than a week before the incident, OpenAI employees discovered a recording device on the back of a television in an executive conference room. Alfozan is currently being held at a federal facility. Alfozan joined OpenAI in July 2025 and worked on the product team, according to a person familiar with the matter who did not wish to disclose his identity. OpenAI said the company used its own artificial intelligence model to analyze the device and determine the identity of the person who placed it. The employee was immediately fired. The company said the FBI carried out the arrest after they called the police, and the investigation is still ongoing.