Arrested OpenAI Engineer Seeks Bail, Denies Plan to Flee

An OpenAI software engineer charged with using a hidden recording device in one of the company's offices has asked to be released from custody. He denied that his purchase of a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia was part of a plan to flee US justice.

• OpenAI engineer charged over hidden recording device in office
• He bought a one-way plane ticket to Saudi Arabia
• The detainee denies intending to flee US justice