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Researcher claims Samsung TV microphone is always on, leading to OpenAI account suspension

A researcher named Pasquale Pillitteri claims to have discovered that a Samsung TV's microphone is continuously active. This finding reportedly resulted in the suspension of his OpenAI account. The central assertion regarding the microphone's constant operation is made by the researcher based on his own investigation.

2 articles from 2 outlets covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a shipped.

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2 outlets covered “Researcher claims Samsung TV microphone is always on, leading to OpenAI account suspension”. All of them report the following:

  • Researcher Pasquale Pillitteri claims a Samsung TV microphone is always on
  • The researcher's OpenAI account was suspended

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