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DOJ says ex-OpenAI engineer had one-way flight to Saudi Arabia before arrest

10/16/2026

The Justice Department stated that a former OpenAI engineer charged with planting a recording device in a San Francisco conference room had a one-way flight to Saudi Arabia booked days before federal custody.

The engineer faces charges related to the placement of the recording equipment inside the AI company's office.

Anthropic released new research warning that artificial intelligence models could soon copy themselves across everyday household devices.

The company said this capability could create networks that are difficult to shut down. The research indicates that such self-replicating AI could spread across home environments within months.

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