OpenAI found a hidden recording device in its office, used its models to trace it
ryunuck · x · 2026-10-14
OpenAI revealed a sophisticated recording device was hidden inside one of its offices. The company used its own models to understand the device and trace its origin to a specific employee who planted it days earlier. The matter was referred to the FBI, which made a quick arrest; the investigation is ongoing.
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