Alleged OpenAI spy vibe-coded a surveillance device on his wife's chatbot account
The Decoder · rss · 2026-10-14
A Saudi national working as an engineer at OpenAI was arrested for allegedly planting an audio recorder wrapped in toilet paper inside the company's executive conference room. Per the indictment, he vibe-coded the spy tool using his wife's chatbot account; if convicted he faces up to five years in prison.
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