[10/13 21:00 UTC] FBI arrests OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a recording device in an exec…

AI News Flash for October 13, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. FBI arrests OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a recording device in an executive conference room (TechCrunch, CNBC) https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/fbi-arrests-openai-employee-accused-of-planting-hidden-recording-device-in-conference-room/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/openai-employee-arrested-recording-device.html 2. UK MPs grill AI labs; OpenAI says there are "a handful" of other agent incidents on government websites and more may come (Courthouse News) https://www.courthousenews.com/openai-cannot-rule-out-rogue-ai-incidents-as-mi5-warns-of-terror-threats/ 3. Bipartisan US robotics commission warns America leads in AI "brains" but trails China badly in deploying robots (Unite.AI) https://www.unite.ai/bipartisan-robotics-panel-warns-of-widening-u-s-deployment-gap-with-china/ 4. Zuckerberg admits Meta committed up to $200 billion to AI without knowing it would work (The Next Web) https://thenextweb.com/news/zuckerberg-200bn-ai-bet-doubt 5. AFL tells betting partner Sportsbet to stop using AI-generated videos of players (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/14/afl-tells-sportsbet-to-stop-using-players-in-ai-generated-content