# An OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the Office

**Published:** October 13, 2026
**Author:** Paresh Dave, Maddy Varner, Caroline Haskins
**Source:** Wired — Artificial Intelligence
**Language:** en-US
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Chatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.

> From the original source: **Wired — Artificial Intelligence**
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**Tags:** #OpenAI

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