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OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers

OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers after the company found a hidden recording device in its offices and used its models to understand the device

OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers

TL;DROpenAI found a hidden recording device planted by an employee; FBI arrested them.

Why it matters: Raises security concerns about insider threats at AI labs handling sensitive research and data.

We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices. We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from, identifying that a specific employee had planted it a few days earlier. We referred the matter to the FBI, and we're grateful to the agen...

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