Why “Insider” is being discussed
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I bet this was an attempt to get insider info for trading, rather than espionage.
by stackghost · Oct 14, 2026
Hear actionable insider information, give it to your friend to bet on OpenAI-related futures.
by wildzzz · Oct 14, 2026
> They may have been thinking they could make >$5-10M on trading options on insider knowledge on upcoming OpenAI deals (or ending thereoff) I agree he may have been thinking tha…
by mrandish · Oct 14, 2026
I don’t think this guy was operating under a spy network, he was probably just trying to make bank with insider info. He is screwed royally for his dumb move and nobody will com…
by onemoresoop · Oct 14, 2026
> 3. They say he was an "engineer" who'd been there ~15 months. If you're an actual engineer at OAI and past the 1 year cliff, you're probably already sitting on RSUs likely to…
by overfeed · Oct 13, 2026
> incentive to not get fired / hard to recruit as an internal mole but I guess the $1 million was not incentive enough to not commit a dumb insider trading scheme...
by clueless · Oct 13, 2026
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