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OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

14 October 2026 at 22:27
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

Β© Aaron Wojack for The New York Times

The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room.

F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Office

13 October 2026 at 21:33
OpenAI said that the employee had placed a device built to evade detection and that he had planned to secretly record meetings in other sensitive spaces.

Β© Aaron Wojack for The New York Times

The San Francisco offices of OpenAI, where a recording device was discovered during a sweep of a conference room, the company said.
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