Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets by Former Staff
Apple has filed a federal lawsuit accusing OpenAI and several ex-Apple employees of misappropriating confidential designs and engineering data as both firms expand into AI hardware.
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Apple has taken legal action against OpenAI, alleging that former Apple employees who moved to the artificial intelligence company carried away confidential material and used it in their new roles. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, arrives as both companies invest in building AI-focused hardware operations, a competitive dynamic that extends across the global technology market, including the Africa↔Europe corridor where demand for consumer AI devices continues to grow.
What Apple Alleges
According to reporting from Tom's Hardware, Apple's suit accuses OpenAI and its chief hardware officer of taking the company's trade secrets. Decrypt reported that Apple claims former employees removed confidential designs, supplier information, and engineering files before joining OpenAI.
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