OpenAI listening device turns out to be off-the-shelf ESP32 module

Technical analysis reveals the listening device found in an OpenAI conference room was an off-the-shelf ESP32 module with a mic board attached via USB. The crude setup — broadcasting openly and hidden with tissue paper — has drawn mockery online.

2026-10-14 ~ 2026-10-14 · 2 related posts

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