FBI arrests former OpenAI employee for planting listening device
The logo of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) displayed on the building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Oct 13 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested a former employee in connection with a sophisticated listening device found hidden in one of its offices.
The ChatGPT maker had used its internal AI models to identify the individual responsible for planting the device and to trace its origins, it said in an X post.
"We referred the matter to the FBI, and we're grateful to the agents and prosecutors who moved quickly to make an arrest. The FBI's investigation is ongoing and we will continue to support their work," OpenAI said.
(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Diti Pujara)