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Recording device found at OpenAI fuels espionage case and a fight over foreign hiring

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Recording device found at OpenAI fuels espionage case and a fight over foreign hiring

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An FBI arrest of a Saudi national working at OpenAI has revived fears that US tech companies are hiring spies, reopening a debate over foreign talent in the AI…

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