OpenAI security incident raises concerns over model weight hosting in Saudi centers
Samuel Hammond suggests OpenAI should be cautious about hosting model weights in Saudi data centers following the arrest of an engineer. The incident involved an OpenAI employee who was arrested by the FBI for bugging company offices and booking a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia. The posts raise concerns over potential security and operational risks associated with infrastructure deployment.
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- Might want to be extra careful hosting model weights in Saudi data centers 😬"The OpenAI employee who was arrested and charged with allegedly using a hidden recording device in one of the ChatGPT maker’s San Francisco offices had a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia booked for Oct. 12, according to a court filing." bloomberg.com/news/articles/… open on X48 likes · 1 reposts
- He was going to fly out Monday morning.
@andrewcurran_: OpenAI's offices were bugged by an employee. The employee has been terminated. The FBI has made an arrest. Detective Astra with the assist. open on X671 likes · 33 reposts - 15 likes · 0 reposts
- I'd have fled the country the day I left my bag somewhere with the second listening device in it and when I got the bag back, the listening device was missing.73 likes · 0 reposts
- The reason he looked so surprised in that image was after the security team found the device they removed it and replaced it with a camera, so when he went back to get it he found he was staring directly into a lens.28 likes · 1 reposts
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