San FranciscoOpenAI found a recorder behind an executive conference-room television.
Prosecutors say a Saudi royal tried to recruit the accused for Saudi Arabia’s AI effort.
Prosecutors say a Saudi military official paid for a one-way flight for Abdulrahman Alfozan’s wife and son after his arrest.
His lawyer says his own Saudi trip was booked before the investigation, for “family and immigration reasons”.
A judge decides whether Alfozan stays in custody, and prosecutors say more charges may follow.
How each outlet framed it
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- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- reports prosecutors' WhatsApp contacts with a royal family member and a Saudi officer paying the family's flight home
- PC Mag Middle East leans critical
- frames the espionage case for Gulf readers as a recruitment-and-national-interest story tied to a Saudi AI initiative
Sources: Al Jazeera Online, PC Mag Middle East