Hidden Recording Device Found at OpenAI Office, FBI Arrests Employee Involved

PANews, October 14 - OpenAI's official news account, OpenAI Newsroom, posted on X platform that OpenAI discovered a hidden sophisticated recording device in one of its offices, and used its own models to analyze the device and its origin, confirming that it was installed by an employee several days ago. OpenAI has referred the matter to the FBI, which has made an arrest, and the investigation is still ongoing. OpenAI stated that there is currently no indication that the individual improperly accessed or stole model weights, source code, or customer data, and the employee involved has been terminated.