OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room
2026-10-13 · The Verge
An OpenAI engineer was arrested for allegedly hiding a surveillance device in the company's conference room — because apparently the race to AGI now includes actual spy tradecraft. The suspect, a Saudi national, faces federal charges for intercepting oral communications. Nothing says 'we're building safe AI for humanity' like finding bugs in your own office.