FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room

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OpenAI reported that an employee allegedly planted a hidden recording device in an executive conference room at its San Francisco office, concealed behind a television and inserted into a USB port. Federal prosecutors named the employee as Abdulrahman Alfozan, who was fired and arrested on October 9, and charged him with using an electronic device to intercept oral communications. He faces five years in prison if convicted.

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