OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room

minimaxir

> We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from Did OpenAI do a marketing bit in the middle of an espionage accusation?

rvz

So but OpenAI did it to Apple and they were caught, and now OpenAI doesn't like it when it happens to them? Either way, there goes the false flag and the reason for companies to stop hiring humans over this espionage.

int32_64

Between this and the Ledger implants I wonder if AI companies will have a supply chain risk in the future where their models get exfiltrated over 5G. Good time to start a company that builds giant Faraday cages over data centers.

Razengan

An iPhone? A laptop?

delichon

Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Friday and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078141

ChrisArchitect

Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077703

wren6991

They're trying to distil OpenAI employees now. Absolutely shameless

I_am_tiberius

You got me. I ask the obvious question: What's the "sophisticated" device?

TacticalCoder

> The device was concealed in toilet paper, and its contents were encrypted. Concealing a recording device in a conference room in toilet paper is a bit strange. Do executives meet in the toilets to discuss strategic moves?

charcircuit

Why make this public? Usually companies just silently terminate and pursue employees who do this.

seydor

> The employee was terminated. in this context, they should be more specific about how terminal s/he is

vostrocity

How did they get that capture of Alfozan looking behind the TV? Does OpenAI install its own surveillance cameras behind TVs to prevent espionage?

Aboutplants

He was just gathering training data

Imnimo

I have seem some articles which reference allegations from court documents / complaint, but I haven't been able to find the primary source. Do we know if that's publicly available yet?

_DeadFred_

In case you need to sweep your area a decent review of anti spy devices by project farm https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1reman2waLs

clustrfunk

There’s absolutely no way Abdulrahman did this. This was a setup.

throwa356262

Part of the evidence was his wife's chatgpt logs. Remember kids, uncle Sam can see anything you tell your AI and will use that against you.

qkaze15

Sounds like fair use to me! Information wants to be free, remember?

catchnear4321

seeedstudio getting some impressive pr here for those xiao boards.

BeetleB

Chances are he'll escape back home before the trial: https://www.propublica.org/article/saudi-fugitives-accused-o...