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OpenAI, an AI company, has discovered "an advanced recruitment tool" hidden in one of its offices, according to a post on the messaging platform X. The matter was immediately reported to the FBI, which is still investigating the incident. Using their own models, OpenAI determined the nature of the equipment, where it came from, and identified a specific employee who had placed it there a few days earlier.

The employee was dismissed, the company said, adding that there are currently no indications that the individual had unauthorized access to model files, source code, or customer data. OpenAI views the situation as a "national concern" and states that their security program is designed to protect against a wide range of threats. The company believes the case demonstrates how artificial intelligence can help manage advanced security threats.

The Financial Times reports that the United States has charged a Saudi Arabian employee at OpenAI for wiretapping. The employee joined the company's product team in July of last year, was terminated on October 9th, and arrested by the FBI on the same day. The recruitment tool had been placed behind a TV in a conference room for executives and stored in toilet paper, according to the newspaper.

OpenAI claims they have evidence that the employee intended to place other recruitment tools in sensitive locations to listen in on meetings. The employee appeared before a federal court on Tuesday, according to the FT, which indicates that the incident falls under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is among top executives who have called for stricter regulation of artificial intelligence this fall.

In September, the company launched a new framework to report and share incidents, following several instances of AI agents going rogue.