聊天機器人ChatGPT開發商OpenAI週二(10月13日)狀告沙烏地阿拉伯籍工程師阿爾福贊(Abdulrahman Alfozan),主因是他涉嫌在OpenAI加州總部的會議室內秘密安裝錄音裝置,疑似企圖錄下和公司技術相關的敏感資訊。
綜合《美聯社》、《路透社》及《華爾街日報》報導,35歲的阿爾福贊曾任OpenAI產品團隊員工超過一年,涉嫌於今年9月底將一個黑色小型裝置包在衛生紙裡,藏在OpenAI加州總部一間通常由高階主管使用,並討論高度機密的技術、策略及商業事務會議室的電視機後方約兩天。
聯邦調查局(FBI)調查指出,加密錄音裝置被插在會議室電視機後方的USB連接埠上,並於9月30日被發現。OpenAI指出,目前沒有跡象顯示原始碼、模型權重或客戶資料遭不當存取或竊取,而阿爾福贊也已被解僱。
起訴書指出,阿爾福贊上個月曾接近該會議室6、7次,但他並沒有該區域的進入權限。10月5日,監視器拍到阿爾福贊進入並查看電視機後方區域,這正是他安裝錄音裝置的地點。同一天,他還將一個包包遺留在大樓的其他區域,OpenAI保全團隊在打開檢查後,發現裡面有他的皮夾、證件,以及另一個與會議室發現相似的錄音裝置。
此外,FBI表示,阿爾福贊還曾利用一款生產力工具和一個聊天機器人,查詢OpenAI內部的敏感位置,並搜尋如何秘密安裝音訊設備的相關資訊。
目前阿爾弗贊已於上週五(9日)被捕,並於本週二首次出庭。他被指控犯下使用或企圖使用電子、機械或其他裝置,攔截口頭通訊。若罪名成立,最高可面臨5年有期徒刑,併科罰款25萬美元。
We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices. We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from, identifying that a specific employee had planted it a few days earlier. We referred the matter to the FBI, and we’re grateful to the agents and prosecutors who moved quickly to make an arrest. The FBI’s investigation is ongoing and we will continue to support their work. At this time, we have no indications of this individual inappropriately accessing or exfiltrating model weights, source code, or customer data. The employee was terminated. We take protecting our technology, data, and people seriously, and as a matter of national importance. Our security program is designed to protect against a wide range of threat actors, from insider risks to cybercriminals to nation states, and this case is an example of how AI can help address these sophisticated security threats.
— OpenAI Newsroom (@OpenAINewsroom) October 13, 2026

