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SF: Saudi Employed By Openai Accused Of Planting Hidden Recording Device

A 35-year-old citizen of Saudi Arabia who was an employee at OpenAI was accused by federal prosecutors on Monday of installing a hidden audio recording device at the artificial intelligence company's...

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SFGATE· Oct 13, 7:43 PMSF: Saudi Employed By Openai Accused Of Planting Hidden Recording Device
CBS News· Oct 13, 11:43 PMOpenAI employee accused of planting recording device in office

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