Former OpenAI engineer charged with planting secret recording device in office
A former OpenAI engineer faces federal charges after allegedly placing a secret recording device inside one of the artificial intelligence firm's California offices.
Federal prosecutors in California have charged a former OpenAI engineer with secretly placing an electronic listening device inside one of the company's offices. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national, faces federal charges for using or attempting to use a mechanical or electronic device to intercept oral communications. The artificial intelligence firm reported discovering a "sophisticated" recording apparatus within its facilities. Law enforcement authorities announced the charges following an investigation into the security breach at the tech company. Alfozan had previously been employed by OpenAI before the device was uncovered.
Sources: BBC News