OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly hiding recording device in conference room
An OpenAI employee was arrested after the company discovered a sophisticated recording device hidden in one of its San Francisco offices, placed inside a television in an executive conference room. The employee, a computer engineer with connections to Saudi Arabia, had allegedly planted the device. He was taken into custody by the FBI, and had reportedly planned a one-way flight to Saudi Arabia. The investigation is ongoing.
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10 articlesSaudi national charged with planting a listening device at OpenAI offices
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4 developments- Oct 13OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly hiding a ‘sophisticated recording device’ in its office
- Oct 14Only center coverage:He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper
- Oct 14OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly hiding recording device in conference room
- Oct 15OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI for bugging conference had one-way flight to Saudi Arabia planned
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