Former OpenAI engineer booked flight to Saudi Arabia before arrest in bugging case

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Thu, 15 October 2026Mon, 19 October 2026

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15 Oct, 14:34over 4 days19 Oct, 19:40

Thu, 15 October 2026
1 report
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:34first to report
  Former OpenAI engineer booked flight to Saudi Arabia before arrest in bugging case
  Saudi national faces up to 5 years in prison if convicted of attempting to intercept private conversations
Mon, 19 October 2026
1 report
- Vecernji list (Croatia)19:40
  Skandal u moćnoj AI kompaniji: Bivši inženjer OpenAI-ja tajno snimao povjerljive sastanke pa se spremao pobjeći u Saudijsku Arabiju
  Osumnjičenik je uhićen 9. listopada, tri dana prije planiranog polaska iz San Francisca prema Rijadu u Saudijskoj Arabiji. Trebao je otputovati sa suprugom i tromjesečnim sinom, a imali su jednosmjernu avionsku kartu