14 October 2026
OpenAI employee arrested for hiding a recording device in executive conference room
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- Abdulrahman Alfozan, an engineer at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, was charged federally after a hidden recording device was found in an executive meeting room.
- OpenAI says the device was planted days before its discovery on Sept. 30, and that Alfozan, now fired, had no authorization to enter that room.
- Prosecutors say he researched the device and its installation with a chatbot account, and a second identical device was found in his bag.
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