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Apple sues OpenAI alleging trade secret theft, confirms scheme was 'at every level'
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Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court in Northern California, alleging trade secret theft, saying that the artificial intelligence lab took the iPhone maker's intellectual property to develop its own consumer hardware.
Key facts
- But relations between the two companies have chilled since OpenAI announced plans to enter the hardware industry last year, when it bought former Apple designer Jony Ive 's startup, called IO
- It's a shocking reversal for the two companies, which entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024, when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone's operating system
- Apple's complaint comes two months after OpenAI won a high-profile trial against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
- This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple's trade
Summary
"This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple's trade secrets and confidential information," the company said in a legal filing. It's a shocking reversal for the two companies, which entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024, when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone's operating system. But relations between the two companies have chilled since OpenAI announced plans to enter the hardware industry last year, when it bought former Apple designer Jony Ive 's startup, called IO Products, for $6.4 billion. Apple's updated version of its Siri assistant, which is coming out this fall, is based on Google 's Gemini AI models instead of OpenAI's technology.