Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and OpenAI employee, was arrested and charged with using an electronic device to intercept oral communications.
OpenAI personnel discovered the encrypted audio recording device on September 30 concealed in a USB port behind a television in a San Francisco executive conference room.
Alfozan, in federal custody ahead of a detention hearing on October 19, faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a $250,000 fine if convicted.