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OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody

Source: WIRED AI · OCT 19, 2026

A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.”

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