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Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets
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Apple alleges that it has uncovered a ‘pattern of theft’ from OpenAI employees who formerly worked at Apple.
Key facts
- OpenAI’s Drew Pusateri tells The Verge that “The team have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets
- More than 400 former Apple staffers now work at OpenAI, Apple claims
- Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that engineers stole Apple secrets to advance the AI startup’s hardware plans
- OpenAI has also told Apple staffers to bring things like “CAD/design artifacts” and “prototypes” to interviews, according to the suit
Summary
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that engineers stole Apple secrets to advance the AI startup’s hardware plans. At Apple, their teams are constantly developing breakthrough technologies to create the best products and services in the world, and protecting their work and intellectual property is something they take seriously. OpenAI’s Drew Pusateri tells The Verge that “The team have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets. Liu is accused of accessing Apple’s systems after leaving the company and downloading information, including “dozens of Apple’s confidential hardware-related files, including voluminous, detailed information about unreleased products, engineering presentations, technical specifications, and proprietary project data.” He is also said to have instructed a former Apple colleague on how to copy confidential Apple files and “avoid trouble” with the company’s security team ahead of her joining OpenAI.