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Breaking AI News · October 15, 2026 · 1 min read

OpenAI Fires Employee Accused of Planting a Recording Device in an Executive Conference Room

The FBI arrested the Saudi national, according to CNBC's October 13 report.

OpenAI Fires Employee Accused of Planting a Recording Device in an Executive Conference Room

OpenAI fired a Saudi employee accused of planting a bug in its executive conference room, SiliconANGLE reported on October 13, and CNBC reported the FBI arrested the employee for allegedly planting a recording device. The headlines are the details we can confirm; coverage we reviewed did not include the charging documents.

Separately, a court filing alleges a former employee took files about an unreleased product to Apple, Axios reported, a claim OpenAI faces in court. We have not independently reviewed the filing.

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Source: SiliconANGLE

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