Hidden listening device found in OpenAI's office: An employee was arrested

OpenAI announced that the employee in question was terminated following the incident.

In the statement made by the company, it was stated that there was no evidence that the employee gained unauthorized access to the weight files, source codes or customer data of the artificial intelligence models or took this data outside the company.

OpenAI emphasized that protecting its technologies, data and people is a matter of national importance.

The company stated that its security program is designed to protect against insider threats as well as cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors.

The statement also stated that artificial intelligence systems can play an important role in detecting advanced security threats.

The FBI's investigation into the incident continues.

It is not yet clear for what purpose the suspect placed the recording device and whether he recorded any secret conversations.