# OpenAI Astra checks webcam for user

> Source: <https://twitter.com/ryanvogel/status/2099141395894227152>
> Published: 2026-09-14 04:25:26+00:00

vogel on X: "astra was setting up OBS, and it saw I didn't respond so it looked through camera to see if i was looking (which i wasn't)
it made my mac beep which made me lookup and it flashed the question on screen 💀"

astra was setting up OBS, and it saw I didn't respond so it looked through camera to see if i was looking (which i wasn't)
it made my mac beep which made me lookup and it flashed the question on screen 💀

astra was setting up OBS, and it saw I didn't respond so it looked through camera to see if i was looking (which i wasn't)
it made my mac beep which made me lookup and it flashed the question on screen 💀