Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets
Summary
Apple has sued OpenAI, claiming that OpenAI stole trade secrets while trying to develop its own hardware for ChatGPT. The lawsuit names two former Apple employees now working at OpenAI and accuses OpenAI of encouraging theft of confidential Apple information.Key Facts
- Apple filed a lawsuit in California federal court accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets.
- Two former Apple employees, Tang Tan and Chang Liu, now at OpenAI, are named in the suit.
- Apple says OpenAI encouraged current Apple employees to share confidential information when switching jobs.
- The lawsuit claims OpenAI is building hardware based partly on stolen Apple knowledge.
- Chang Liu allegedly accessed and downloaded confidential Apple files even after leaving the company.
- Tang Tan reportedly advised job candidates to bring Apple parts to OpenAI interviews.
- Apple contacted OpenAI in February about these concerns but received no response.
- Apple and OpenAI previously partnered, but their relationship has shifted toward rivalry as OpenAI pursues new AI devices.
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