OpenAI says it found a hidden recording device planted by an employee; FBI made an arrest
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-10-14
- OpenAI disclosed that a sophisticated hidden recording device was found in one of its offices; its own models helped identify that a specific employee had planted it days earlier. The employee was terminated and the matter referred to the FBI, which made a quick arrest; the investigation is ongoing.
- OpenAI says there's no indication the individual accessed or exfiltrated model weights, source code, or customer data.
- The retweeter frames it as vindication of Jacob Coxon's earlier claim about foreign assets inside AI companies.
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