Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room
WASHINGTON — An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company's technology . The employee, identified as a 35-year-old Saudi national named Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested Friday, a week after the ChatGPT maker discovered an audio recording…
An engineer at OpenAI was arrested after a recording device was discovered in a company conference room, according to federal prosecutors. The 35-year-old Saudi national, Abdulrahman Alfozan, allegedly installed the device to record sensitive conversations about the company's technology. OpenAI confirmed the discovery of a "sophisticated recording device" and promptly informed the FBI, subsequently terminating Alfozan's employment.
The FBI's investigation is ongoing, and the company remains committed to cooperating with the authorities.
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