Hyderabad, Oct. 14 -- A 35-year-old Saudi national employed as an engineer at OpenAI has been arrested in the United States after a concealed recording device was discovered in an executive conference room at the artificial intelligence company's San Francisco office, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested on Friday, October 9, and made his initial court appearance on Tuesday, October 13. The complaint alleges that he installed the device to secretly record conversations involving sensitive company information.

The device was discovered on September 30, inserted into a USB port behind a television in the conference room. Investigators allege that it had been installed on September 28 and concea...