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ChatGPT Just Caught a Spy Stealing From OpenAI

Oct 16, 2026 · 22m

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OpenAI’s own AI helped catch a spy inside its headquarters. An employee allegedly hid a $24 recording device behind a TV in an executive conference room, and the AI tools he used to plan it became the trail that led the FBI to him. Today we break down how the device was found, how an internal agent and a chatbot allegedly helped build the plan, the charge he faces, and why the frontier labs are turning into national security sites. == Timestamps 0:00 ChatGPT Catches a Spy 1:21 The Bug Behind the TV 2:51 OpenAI’s Model Investigates 5:34 Who Planted It 6:10 Planning With AI 9:04 Caught on Camera 10:13 How AI Cracked the Case 12:20 Your Digital Footprint 13:26 The Charge and the Sentence 14:15…