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Arrested OpenAI Employee Was Asked To Join Saudi Arabia's AI Effort, US Alleges

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Arrested OpenAI Employee Was Asked To Join Saudi Arabia's AI Effort, US Alleges

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The wife and son of the ex-OpenAI employee Abdulrahman Alfozan fled the US with airplane tickets bought by a 'member of the Saudi military,' according to federal prosecutors.

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