OpenAI says it discovered a hidden recording device in one of its offices, wrapped in toilet paper behind a television.
Saudi-born engineer for OpenAI arrested for planting listening bug OpenAI says it discovered a hidden recording device in one of its offices, wrapped in toilet paper and tucked behind a television. The company says it used its AI models to help trace the device to a Saudi engineer who allegedly planted it. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Washington DC.
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