Business Insider reports OpenAI said it used its own AI to identify who planted the device.
Business Insider reports OpenAI said it found a “sophisticated recording device” hidden in one of its offices and used its own AI to identify who planted it. Bloomberg reports OpenAI says an employee was arrested after it identified the person as having hidden the device.
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An OpenAI engineer was arrested Oct. 9 and charged with using or trying to use a device to intercept oral communications, according to reports from the Associated Press and Financial Times.
The federal complaint alleges that a recording device was found Sept. 30 behind a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI's San Francisco office. The device was connected through a USB port and concealed in toilet paper. The complaint does not name the company, but OpenAI separately confirmed that it found the device, reported it to the FBI and fired the employee.
The conference room was used for sensitive technical, commercial and strategic discussions, according to the complaint. Surveillance footage allegedly placed the employee near the room on several occasions even though he did not have access to it. After the device was discovered, a camera installed in the room allegedly recorded him checking behind the television, the .
The complaint also says the employee used a workplace productivity tool to ask about company addresses, meeting rooms, room capacities and calendars. Another recording device was allegedly found in an unattended bag containing his wallet and identification.
The charge is an allegation, not a conviction. The complaint does not state a motive, and it does not say whether any conversations were captured. The employee made an initial court appearance Oct. 13.
OpenAI said its own models helped security staff understand the device and trace where it came from, leading the company to identify the employee. Business Insider reported that OpenAI did not explain exactly how the models were used.
The company said it had no indication that model weights, source code or customer data were improperly accessed or taken. The FBI investigation remains ongoing.
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