AI Companies Play Cat-and-Mouse With Secret-Stealing Spies

October 15, 2026

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(WSJ) – From ‘honey pots’ to insider threats, Silicon Valley was on espionage alert even before the FBI’s arrest of an OpenAI employee

In training sessions, OpenAI has warned employees that outsiders, including competitors and state-sponsored actors, could try to get access to company information. Company leaders have said that could take the form of people offering money, listening in cafes or even trying to seduce OpenAI employees, people familiar with the matter said. Employees at other AI heavyweights, including Anthropic and Google, have received similar warnings. (Read More)