据《华尔街日报》周六报道，联邦调查局（FBI）正在调查是否对前OpenAI工程师阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·阿尔福赞（Abdulrahman Alfozan）追究经济间谍罪名。阿尔福赞本月早些时候因涉嫌在该人工智能公司一间受限会议室内安装录音装置而被捕。
The FBI is investigating whether to pursue economic espionage charges against former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, who was arrested earlier this month for allegedly planting a recording device in a restricted conference room at the artificial intelligence company, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
据《华尔街日报》引述一名执法官员称，调查人员正在审查阿尔福赞是否获取了机密信息以提供给沙特政府，即使他并未被招募从事此类活动。当局同时也在考虑潜在的商业秘密盗窃指控，尽管该调查可能不会导致额外起诉。
Investigators are examining whether Alfozan obtained confidential information to offer to the Saudi government, even without being recruited to do so, according to a law enforcement official cited by the WSJ. Authorities are also considering potential trade secret theft charges, although the investigation may not result in additional prosecution.
现年35岁的阿尔福赞是沙特公民、美国永久居民，据称他在一间主要由OpenAI高管使用的会议室内，将一块小型电路板和麦克风藏匿在电视机后方。
Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national and US permanent resident, allegedly concealed a small circuit board and microphone behind a television in a conference room primarily used by OpenAI executives.
他目前面临一项非法截获通讯的联邦指控，最高可判处五年监禁。他的下一次出庭日期定于11月6日。
He currently faces a federal charge of unlawfully intercepting communications, punishable by up to five years in prison. His next court appearance is scheduled for November 6.
他的律师威廉·佩尼克（William Pernik）表示，他未收到任何有关正在考虑追加指控的迹象。
His attorney, William Pernik, said he had received no indication that additional charges were being considered.“We made it very clear that Mr. Alfozan will fight these charges and allegations in court, not in the press,” Pernik said.
佩尼克说：“我们已非常明确地表示，阿尔福赞先生将在法庭上而非在媒体上对抗这些指控和指控。”检方审查与沙特王室的联系检方称，阿尔福赞在2025年和2026年与一名身份不明的沙特王室成员频繁交换WhatsApp信息。
Prosecutors examine ties to Saudi royal familyProsecutors say Alfozan exchanged frequent WhatsApp messages with an unidentified member of the Saudi royal family in 2025 and 2026.
据称，该王室成员曾试图招募他参与一项沙特人工智能计划，并在信息中写道：“Saudi needs you more then [sic] the US!”（沙特比美国更需要你！）据报道，阿尔福赞回复了“100”，但表示打算留在OpenAI，直到他的公司股份归属。
The royal family member allegedly sought to recruit him for a Saudi artificial intelligence initiative, writing, “Saudi needs you more then [sic] the US!”Alfozan reportedly responded, “100,” but indicated he intended to remain at OpenAI until his company shares had vested.
检方称，他们最后已知的一次交流发生在10月5日，即阿尔福赞据称返回会议室取回录音装置的同一天。
Prosecutors said their last known exchange occurred on October 5, the same day Alfozan allegedly returned to the conference room to retrieve the recording device.
OpenAI 安全人员已发现并移除了该设备，随后通知了联邦调查局（FBI）。预定出行、沙特领事馆介入引发担忧检方还披露，Alfozan 为自己、妻子及三个月大的儿子购买了经伊斯坦布尔飞往沙特阿拉伯的单程机票。他在计划出发前三天被捕。
OpenAI security personnel had already discovered and removed it, subsequently notifying the FBI. Planned departure, Saudi consulate involvement raise concernsProsecutors also disclosed that Alfozan purchased one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia via Istanbul for himself, his wife, and their three-month-old son. He was arrested three days before their planned departure.
据检方称，其妻子和儿子随后乘坐由一名沙特军方官员购买的商务舱机票前往卡塔尔。
His wife and son subsequently traveled to Qatar on business-class tickets purchased by a Saudi military official, according to prosecutors.
辩护律师称，该官员是妻子的姐夫，未动用军方资金，且 Alfozan 经常预订单程机票。
Defense attorneys said the official was the wife's brother-in-law, that no military funds were used, and that Alfozan frequently booked one-way flights.
在 10 月 19 日的羁押听证会上，美国联邦治安法官 Alex G. Tse 对洛杉矶沙特总领事馆提出为 Alfozan 担保全部保释金的信件提出质疑。
During an October 19 detention hearing, US Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse questioned a letter from the Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles offering to cover Alfozan's entire bail bond.“Even if I set it at $10 million?” the judge asked.
“即使我将保释金定为 1000 万美元？”法官问道。“我认为这很有问题。看起来像是一张空白支票。‘无论法院定多少，我们都付，只为确保他能获释。’”法官认定 Alfozan 存在重大潜逃风险，拒绝了其保释申请。
据知情人士透露，OpenAI 正在调查该录音设备可能捕获了哪些信息，以及该事件是否涉及商业间谍活动或潜在的国家资助情报收集。
“I find that problematic. Seems like a blank check. 'We're gonna pay whatever the court wants to make sure he gets out.' ”Alfozan was denied bail after the judge determined he posed a significant flight risk. OpenAI is examining what information the recording device may have captured and whether the incident involved corporate espionage or potential state-sponsored intelligence gathering, according to a person familiar with the investigation.