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Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room

OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.

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Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room

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OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.

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