Saudi national charged with secretly planting recording device in OpenAI office
Also reported by The Hill
Summary
A Saudi engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly placing a hidden recording device in the company’s California office. OpenAI discovered the device, reported it to the FBI, and confirmed no sensitive data was stolen.Key Facts
- Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national and OpenAI engineer, faces federal charges for planting a recording device.
- The device was hidden inside a USB port on the back of a TV in a conference room.
- OpenAI found the device wrapped in toilet paper.
- The company used its AI tools to detect that the device was planted by an employee.
- OpenAI informed the FBI after discovering the device.
- There is no evidence that OpenAI’s code, model data, or customer information was accessed or stolen.
- The engineer involved has been fired from OpenAI.
- The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released later.
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