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Federal prosecutors have linked a chatbot account used by former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan to queries regarding recording devices. Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, is charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications after a recorder was found in an OpenAI executive conference room. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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- SOURCE@openainewsroom“At this time, we have no indications of this individual inappropriately accessing or exfiltrating model weights, source code, or customer data. The employee was terminated.”x.com
- SOURCE@billmelugin_“Company 1 determined that the device, which had been concealed in toilet paper, was installed on or about Sept. 28, and that its contents were encrypted.”x.com
- SOURCE@dojnatsec“An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.”x.com
- SUPPORT@so8res“So it turns out that OpenAI *can* give specific reasons why they fired someone, when real reasons exist.”x.com
- SUPPORT@chooserich“Corporate espionage is pretty common but publicizing it just a strange PR move.”x.com
- SUPPORT@_nathancalvin“One of the pieces of evidence discussed in the Justice Department press release is also that they found a chatbot account associated linked to him asking lots of questions about recording devices, including information specific to the device they found.”x.com
- SUPPORT@jordanschachtel“If you're an employee who decides to conduct espionage against OpenAI, it's probably a bad idea to hatch that plot via ChatGPT.”x.com
- SUPPORT@bbcworld“Saudi national charged with secretly planting recording device in OpenAI office”x.com