OpenAI Bugging Suspect Asked ChatGPT to Build Recorder and Find Meeting Rooms

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1. SOURCE@openainewsroom · Oct 14, 2:48 AM · “At this time, we have no indications of this individual inappropriately accessing or exfiltrating model weights, source code, or customer data.” · x.com
2. SUPPORT@scaling01 · Oct 14, 3:07 AM · “We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from, identifying that a specific employee had planted it a few days earlier.” · x.com
3. SUPPORT@goodside · Oct 14, 4:08 AM · “He vibe-coded the bug in ChatGPT. Genius.” · x.com
4. SUPPORT@peterwildeford · Oct 14, 10:25 AM · “The guy who planted the bug at OpenAI HQ was apparently asking ChatGPT things like... - "list meeting rooms in [Building 1] that are 6+" - "can you list today's meeting in this room" - "where did you find room's calener?" - "build a continuous audio recorder" - "develop a second unit and speech-triggered recording" - "develop a third unit and refine everyday use"” · x.com
5. SUPPORT@garrisonlovely · Oct 14, 3:53 AM · “One of the keys to the case was finding an unattended bag in the company’s offices that allegedly contained Alfozan’s wallet and identification as well as a recording device, according to the US Attorney’s office in San Francisco.” · x.com
6. SUPPORT@kimmonismus · Oct 14, 3:41 AM · “The person who allegedly installed the device is Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national and former OpenAI engineer.” · x.com
7. SUPPORT@evanmilenko · Oct 14, 10:15 AM · “In the interview, uncovered by Pirate Wires, Alfozan told the host: “You learn from the source, then bring that expertise and knowledge back home, God willing.”” · x.com
8. SUPPORT@chrisrmcguire · Oct 14, 6:19 AM · “The DOJ press release says the case is being prosecuted with assistance from the DOJ National Security Division's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.” · x.com