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TechOpenAI employee charged over alleged boardroom recording device

An OpenAI employee has been charged with allegedly placing a recording device in a boardroom at the firm’s San Francisco office. OpenAI said it found the toilet-paper-wrapped device and alerted the FBI; the device was reportedly made and concealed using chatbot prompts.

BBBC News 2026-10-14 21:30