OpenAI cries foul, says Apple stole secrets from it in 2026
In a new filing, OpenAI claims that it too was victimized by confidential information theft, and implies that Apple's HomeView was somehow influenced by that theft. Apple will get some of the OpenAI documents it requested in court. Without much detail, OpenAI says that during the forensic investigation that is required by Apple's trade secret theft lawsuit, it discovered trade theft by Apple. In…
OpenAI has filed a suit alleging that Apple stole confidential information from the company, claiming the theft occurred during a forensic investigation related to another trade secret lawsuit. The accused employee, who had transferred from Apple to OpenAI six months prior to the incident, is accused of bringing sensitive OpenAI hardware details, images, engineering information, supplier data, and manufacturing standards to Apple.
Apple denies these allegations, stating it has policies in place to prevent such incidents. The source also mentions a parallel being drawn between this incident and Apple's HomeView product, which has been in development for at least three years. OpenAI claims that the former employee presented product plans to Apple's vice president of operations in Asia, but Apple has not responded to these accusations.
Apple had previously filed a lawsuit against former employees Tang Yew Tan and Chang Liu for allegedly stealing the company's trade secrets using iCloud exploits.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
- OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple theverge.com
- Filing: OpenAI says a staffer who joined Apple sent 100+ files to a personal account and made a presentation about an unreleased product to Apple leadership (Reuters) reuters.com
- OpenAI alleged an ex-employee who returned to Apple sent 100+ device files to himself qz.com
