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Apple sues OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets
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Apple on Friday sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and two of the firm's executives, alleging that it stole Apple's trade secrets to gain an edge in the AI arms race.
Key facts
- The civil suit, filed in the Northern District of California, accuses OpenAI Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan and Chang Liu, a technical staffer at the company, of stealing Apple's proprietary
- A spokesperson for OpenAI told CBS News Friday: "The team have no interest in other companies' trade secrets
- While employed at Apple for more than two decades, Tan helped design the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPod, according to the lawsuit
- Apple also said it had approached OpenAI to discuss its allegations that the AI company had obtained confidential information, but claimed OpenAI never responded
Summary
The civil suit, filed in the Northern District of California, accuses OpenAI Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan and Chang Liu, a technical staffer at the company, of stealing Apple's proprietary information to help OpenAI develop its own hardware. Apple also accused OpenAI of engaging in a "coordinated pattern of misconduct at an institutional level. "This case is about Apple's former employees stealing Apple's trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI," the complaint states. While employed at Apple for more than two decades, Tan helped design the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPod, according to the lawsuit.