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OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room

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An OpenAI engineer was arrested after the company said it discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in one of its offices. The employee, 35-year-old Abdulrahman Alfozan, is charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications, according to a report from The Sa

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OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room

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