OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Installing Eavesdropping Device in Meeting Room

OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was arrested for allegedly installing a recording device in the USB port of a TV in the company's executive meeting room, facing charges of using or attempting to use the device to intercept oral communications. The device was installed around September 28 and covered with toilet paper; OpenAI stated it used its own model to trace the device's origin and identify the involved employee, who has been fired and handed over to the FBI; OpenAI stated there are currently no signs that the employee improperly accessed or leaked model weights, source code, or customer data.