Apple raises new concerns around clawing back trade secrets from an AI

Apple raised concerns in a recent filing that trade secrets fed into an AI agent or model could create an "irreversible" use of that information. Abdul Saboor/Reuters Apple is suing OpenAI, alleging ex-employees used its trade secrets to benefit the company. In a recent filing, Apple said trade secrets fed into an AI could create "irreversible" effects. While legal remedies exist, the technical solution could be complicated, experts say. Here's a novel problem companies may have to deal with in the AI era . A nefarious Big Tech employee leaves for a competitor with trade secrets, feeds them to an AI agent or model while employed by the competitor, and runs some tests using those secrets. Maybe the bad-apple employee then creates a new solution using that confidential knowledge, which the competitor benefits from.