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OpenAI Says Apple 'Is Getting This Wrong' After Trade Secret Lawsuit
Engadget • • business
Key Points:
- OpenAI has strongly denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft, describing the lawsuit as "careless, aggressive and oddly personal," and refuting claims that it hired Apple employees to obtain confidential information.
- Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees, Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan, accusing them of accessing and misusing Apple's confidential hardware-related files and soliciting proprietary information during job interviews.
- In its response, OpenAI presented communications showing Apple employees contacted Liu for help accessing confidential information after his departure, highlighting Apple's failure to properly manage system access for former employees.
- OpenAI argues that residual access to Apple files by former employees is a common issue caused by Apple's inadequate security practices, sometimes allowing unintentional access without the employees' knowledge.
- While defending Tan less extensively, OpenAI maintains he has consistently instructed his team not to use confidential information from other companies, noting his long tenure and leadership role at Apple.
