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# Aditya Ramabadran quotes OpenAI's "We used our models to understand the device"

Aditya Ramabadran (@a_ramabadran), X, 2026-10-13.
Source: https://x.com/a_ramabadran/status/2110106474525667350

## Why it matters

Quote of OpenAI's line "We used our models to understand the device"; the most viewed reaction to the arrest from a small account (1.9k followers). About 431k views (fxtwitter, 14 Oct 2026 evening).

## Summary

Posted Tue Oct 13 20:32 UTC 2026 by Aditya Ramabadran (@a_ramabadran, 1910 followers). Checked via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-14 (~21:30 CEST): 430999 views, 21790 likes.

Quoting @OpenAINewsroom: "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 h…"

## Archived text

> “We used our models to understand the device”
> 
> > Quoting @OpenAINewsroom: 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.

Archived 2026-10-14 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 432,383 views, 21,871 likes, 872 reposts, 116 replies (at fetch time)
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## Cited in

- 2026-10-13: [OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly bugging an executive conference room](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-13-openai-employee-arrested-hidden-recording-device/)