OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

New York Times15 October 2026, 02:27 UTCSaudi Arabia

The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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