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Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI for planting covert recording device, DOJ says

U.S. Federal agents arrested a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The case highlights growing security concerns around sensitive AI research as companies and governments compete fiercely…

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