OpenAI found a hidden recording device in its office — and used its own models to catch the employee
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-10-14
Per a FirstSquawk flash, OpenAI discovered a sophisticated recording device hidden in one of its offices and referred the matter to the FBI. The company used its own models to analyze the device and identify a specific employee who had planted it days earlier.
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