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OPENAI DISCOVERS HIDDEN SPYING DEVICE INSIDE ITS OFFICE OpenAI says it discovered a sophisticated recording device secretly planted inside one of its offices. The company used its AI models to investigate the device and identified an employee who allegedly installed it days ear
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Espionage incident at OpenAI raises security concerns but has limited direct market transmission.
AI lab security incident raises corporate espionage questions
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OPENAI DISCOVERS HIDDEN SPYING DEVICE INSIDE ITS OFFICE OpenAI says it discovered a sophisticated recording device secretly planted inside one of its offices. The company used its AI models to investigate the device and identified an employee who allegedly installed it days earlier. Key developments: FBI notified of the incident. Employee terminated following the discovery. No evidence currently of unauthorized access or theft involving model weights, source code or customer data. OpenAI says the investigation has not identified any data exfiltration at this time.
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