In the complaint, Apple claimed that OpenAI pushed Apple staff to disclose confidential details, including internal components, product sketches, and other materials tied to devices not yet released, in support of OpenAI's own push into hardware development. "OpenAI's nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets," reads the filing.
The lawsuit also names two individuals as defendants, alongside the company itself: Chang Liu, a former Apple engineer working with sensitive product development programs, and Tang Yew Tan, who spent 24 years working at Apple before his departure and worked on the design of the iPhone and Apple Watch.
Following the lawsuit, an OpenAI spokesperson said the company had "no interest" in other companies' secrets; "We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere."
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