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Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? The OpenAI employee the FBI arrested is also a Saudi investor
A deep dive into Alfozan’s digital presence suggests he ran in elite business and government circles in Saudi Arabia, although nothing immediately implicates him.
Abdulrahman Alfozan has a glowing LinkedIn profile, more of a natural fit for a future CEO than someone arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as he was on Oct. 9. It lists nine awards, five volunteer experiences, an enthusiastic recommendation from a coworker, a healthcare-related patent, degrees from two top-tier U.S. universities, and positions at well-known companies such as SAP, Microsoft, Meta, and, of course, OpenAI. The federal complaint charging him with secretly placing a recording device in an executive…
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