OpenAI listening device ID'd: off-the-shelf ESP32 module plugged into conference TV
ns123abc · x · 2026-10-14
sdamico identified the covert recorder found at OpenAI as an off-the-shelf ESP32 module with a microphone add-on board — a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3 SENSE — plugged in over USB to the back of a conference room TV. Far from bespoke spy gear, it's a cheap hobbyist dev board.
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