🔻A Saudi citizen accused of secretly installing a recording device in one of OpenAI’s meeting rooms has been accused of enjoying “significant support” from the Saudi government. The matter has been raised in documents submitted to a court in the U.S. state of California.

U.S. prosecutors allege that Abdurrahman Fawzan, who worked for the artificial intelligence company, “has repeatedly been in contact with one member of the Saudi royal family.” They also say that a member of the Saudi military paid for one-way flight tickets for his wife and son to Saudi Arabia after his arrest.

Prosecutors argue that the 35-year-old engineer may try to flee the country and should remain in custody until the trial is held.

The Saudi government has not yet responded to the BBC’s request for comment.