Business & Finance · October 14, 2026

FBI says an OpenAI engineer used his wife’s ChatGPT account to figure out how to plant a secret recording device at the office

The ChatGPT prompts read like a to-do list. Build “a continuous audio recorder.” Add “live listening” and “downloading/deleting recordings.” Encrypt the SD card. Make the USB output “power-only.” Develop “a second unit and speech-triggered recording,” then “a third unit.” Finally

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