OpenAI responded to Apple’s trade-secret lawsuit by blaming Apple itself for the dispute. It said Apple’s real motive is to slow a hardware competitor and discourage employee departures. Apple had submitted new evidence a day earlier, accusing former senior systems electrical engineer Chang Liu of accessing a power-conversion circuit diagram and using proprietary information to train an AI agent after moving to OpenAI. The alleged evidence came from a MacBook OpenAI handed to Apple during the litigation. OpenAI countered that Liu accessed Apple files only because former colleagues kept asking him for help locating documents and answering work questions. Apple hardware chief Tang Tan also denied taking confidential material, saying he returned prototype units and kept only non-confidential documents. OpenAI said about 400 former Apple employees have joined its hardware unit, and that lawsuits will not stop “the next 400” from leaving. It added that its debut hardware will be a new consumer device “substantially different” from existing Apple products.
OpenAI has formally pushed back against Apple’s trade-secret lawsuit, calling the dispute “a mess Apple made for itself” and arguing that the lawsuit is aimed at slowing down a hardware rival and discouraging more departures.
Apple submitted new evidence the day before. It alleges that Chang Liu, a former senior systems electrical engineer at Apple, accessed an Apple power-conversion circuit schematic after joining OpenAI and used proprietary Apple information to train an AI agent. The evidence came from a MacBook that OpenAI handed over to Apple during the litigation.
OpenAI says Liu touched Apple files after leaving because former colleagues kept asking him to locate documents and answer work questions. Tang Tan, Apple’s hardware chief, also denied taking secrets, saying he returned prototype units before resigning and kept only non-confidential materials.
OpenAI also turned the talent flow into a counterattack. Around 400 former Apple employees have joined its hardware business, and OpenAI said Apple cannot use litigation to stop “the next 400” from leaving. It also revealed that its first hardware device will be a new type of consumer product “substantially different” from existing Apple products.
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