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Open AI says employee caught planting listening device

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OpenAI reported that one of its employees, a Saudi national, was arrested after a sophisticated recording device was discovered in its San Francisco office.
The US Justice Department stated the employee was charged with intercepting oral communications.

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OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence company known for developing ChatGPT. The discovery of a recording device in its office raises internal security concerns.

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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, said Tuesday one of its employees was arrested after an investigation uncovered a "sophisticated recording device" in one of its San Francisco offices.

The US Justice Department said OpenAI's security team found the device late last month, and the employee, a Saudi national, was arrested.

Officials said the person was charged with using a device to intercept oral communications.

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OpenAI will announce enhanced internal security measures
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The legal case against the employee will proceed through federal courts
Very likely · Within months

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