Apple files trade secret theft lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple has 7month 10day (local time) filed a trade secret theft lawsuit against OpenAI in a federal court in California. The lawsuit includes 2 employees who are former Apple staff and are currently working at OpenAI, as well as OpenAI's hardware development activities.
Apple filed a lawsuit in a California federal court on 7month 10day (local time) against OpenAI on allegations of trade secret theft. As the reason for the lawsuit, it cited the view that OpenAI stole Apple's trade secrets in the process of manufacturing its own hardware.
Apple named former Apple employees currently working at OpenAI as defendants in the lawsuit, 2 people. The names were listed as Tang Tan and Chang Liu.
Apple said Tang Tan took part in the design of the iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPod. Tan is introduced in the lawsuit documents as OpenAI's chief hardware officer.
Another defendant, Zhang Liu, was identified as an electrical engineer who handled sensitive product development work at Apple. Apple claims that after leaving the company, Liu downloaded several hardware-related confidential files from Apple-issued devices.
Apple stated in the lawsuit that Tang Tan instructed people involved in the hiring process at OpenAI to bring “actual parts” to interviews. The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI’s hardware development efforts were built in part on knowledge stolen from Apple.
Apple said it had once sought help from OpenAI a few years ago, when it was falling behind in the artificial intelligence race. The lawsuit documents also say that a cooperative relationship later formed between the two companies.
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