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FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting secret recording device in conference room

(Credit: Courtesy of the FBI)

In a stunning disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Tuesday that it has arrested an OpenAI employee who is a Saudi citizen, charging him with secretly recording conversations in a conference room at the company’s San Francisco offices.

A specialized OpenAI security team—the technical surveillance countermeasures team—first found a recording device on Sept. 30 during a sweep of the conference room, OpenAI told Fortune. The listening device was plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, concealed by a small piece of toilet paper, according to the FBI.

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