Anthropic and OpenAI ban employees from wearing company badges outside office; give 'guidelines' on friendship, romance as they become targets of ...

​Anthropic and OpenAI are reportedly telling employees to conceal company badges and logos in public. According to the New York Post, OpenAI has instructed staff not to wear items carrying its logo outside the office, while Anthropic reminds workers to hide their badges and has largely restricted branded merchandise. The precautions come amid concerns about espionage, unwanted approaches and hostility towards people working in artificial intelligence (AI).​OpenAI’s security training warns that spies may offer money, friendship or romance to obtain confidential information. The guidance reportedly concerns attempts to exploit personal relationships, not a ban on employees forming them. Anthropic has also reported people trying to photograph its offices, adding to concerns about how easily workers can be identified.​OpenAI warns staff about approaches outside work​OpenAI’s security sessions describe methods ranging from…