Apple Sues OpenAI for Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Apple Sues OpenAI for Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Source: The Verge

Summary

Apple has filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company’s employees and job candidates accessed Apple’s systems without authorization. The complaint claims that employees joked about having unauthorized access and that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI employees used Apple’s systems to develop OpenAI’s own products.


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The announcement sounds ambitious.

Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets. Again. Because that’s never happened before. The lawsuit claims OpenAI employees joked about having unauthorized access, because who needs security when you have humor? Job candidates were also asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews, because who needs NDAs when you have Apple gear?


Author: Evan Null