OpenAI employee charged over conference-room recording device

The Wall Street Journal reports that AI companies warn employees about attempts to obtain company secrets. OpenAI advises staff to use screen protectors on public transit and wipe whiteboards, according to people familiar with the matter. Authorities charged OpenAI employee Abdulrahman Alfozan with trying to record audio using a device planted behind a conference-room TV. His attorney noted that he was charged under a recording statute, not with stealing trade secrets or acting as a foreign agent.