US EditionIncreasingly Paranoid OpenAI Has Installed Fingerprint Scanners and Airgapped Systems to Prevent Secrets Escaping
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 8 – OpenAI implemented biometric fingerprint access and offline systems after accusing Chinese startup DeepSeek of replicating its AI models, tightening security to combat espionage risks.
- OpenAI installed fingerprint scanners, airgapped systems, and strict access controls in 2025 to protect sensitive technology at its facilities.
- This shift followed increased concerns about corporate espionage, especially from the Chinese startup DeepSeek, which released a similar language model earlier this year.
- The company tightened digital and physical security by expanding its cybersecurity team, enforcing a deny-by-default internet policy, and limiting employee access under a policy called information tenting.
- OpenAI hired former Palantir CISO Dane Stuckey and retired General Paul Nakasone for cybersecurity oversight, following a $200 million U.S. Department of Defense contract awarded last month.
- These measures aim to reduce risks of leaks and espionage amid escalating U.S.-China AI competition, reflecting a broader defensive posture rather than a response to any confirmed breach.
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Increasingly Paranoid OpenAI Has Installed Fingerprint Scanners and Airgapped Systems to Prevent Secrets Escaping
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