INSANE. US prosecutors say the former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging an executive conference room was in frequent contact with an unnamed Saudi royal who wanted him to join a new Saudi AI program. In May, the royal wrote, 'Saudi needs you more then the US!' Abdulrahman Alfozan replied '100,' but said he would stay at OpenAI until his stock vested. Their last contact came four days before his arrest. Prosecutors also say Alfozan accessed an internal OpenAI folder called 'Saudi Gov Docs' and searched material involving Saudi officials, including a meeting labeled 'HUMAIN x MCIT @OpenAI.' OpenAI executives had met with government officials in the allegedly bugged conference room around the time the device was installed. A Saudi military member also paid for a one-way flight for Alfozan's wife and infant son after his arrest. Prosecutors say additional charges could follow. The filing does not allege that the Saudi royal directed the alleged bugging.