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FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of placing recording device in company conference room

An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology.

13 October 2026Live

Sources

The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/employee-arrested-after-listening-device-found-in-openai-conference-room-fbi-and-the-company-say/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

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