Washington, Oct. 14 -- A 35-year-old engineer employed with OpenAI faces federal criminal charges in the United States after authorities arrested him for planting a hidden recording device inside an executive conference room to intercept confidential discussions on superintelligence technology, according to the US Department of Justice.

Federal law enforcement authorities arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a national of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on October 9. The charges against him include using or endeavouring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.

"According to the complaint unsealed today, Abdulrahman Alfozan allegedly concealed a covert recording device inside his employer's executive conf...