OpenAI is alleging an ex-employee who left for Apple sent 100+ files to a personal account

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.