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Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI for planting covert recording device, US DOJ says

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Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI for planting covert recording device, US DOJ says

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OpenAI said on Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of ​Investigation had arrested one of its employees ‌in connection with a sophisticated listening device found hidden in one of the company's offices.

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