FBI says an OpenAI engineer used his wife’s ChatGPT account to plant a secret recording device
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"FBI says an OpenAI engineer used his wife’s ChatGPT account to plant a secret recording device" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 1 articles from 1 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Financial Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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- OpenAI employee accused of bugging office booked one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia Financial Times · 8h ago
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