OpenAI Strikes Back at Apple's Trade Secret Theft Accusation

OpenAI Strikes Back at Apple's Trade Secret Theft Accusation

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2026-09-02 04:25:25
OpenAI has filed a late-night legal document to counter Apple's accusations of trade secret theft. OpenAI claims the lawsuit is baseless and aims to hinder its recruitment and competitive technology development. The company argues that many allegations stem from Apple's poor offboarding procedures, calling the lawsuit "a mess of Apple's own making." The legal battle comes after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Apple's then-CEO Tim Cook were seated together at a White House tech leaders' dinner.

OpenAI fired back at Apple's trade secret theft accusations in a late-night legal filing, calling the lawsuit baseless and a tactic to hamper its hiring and competitive development. According to the filing, many of the allegations stem from Apple's own flawed offboarding procedures, and the litigation is "a mess of Apple's own making."

The legal dispute adds a new chapter to the relationship between the two tech giants. Earlier, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and then-Apple CEO Tim Cook were seated together at a White House dinner for technology leaders.

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