OpenAI employee arrested over hidden office listening device

OpenAI announced that the FBI arrested an employee who planted a listening device in an office. The startup used its own AI models to identify the suspect and terminated their employment.

FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Federal agents arrested an OpenAI employee on Tuesday after the artificial intelligence startup discovered a hidden listening device in one of its offices. The arrest highlights growing corporate espionage risks within advanced technology firms. OpenAI stated that its security protocols prevented any unauthorized access to proprietary model weights or customer data.

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