Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI
Apple has submitted new evidence in its lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that a former employee stole trade secrets and destroyed evidence. The company claims the employee used internal Apple schematics and tools while working at OpenAI, a charge OpenAI denies by citing Apple's poor access management.
Why it matters
This legal battle highlights the intensifying competition and intellectual property tensions between major tech firms as they race to develop advanced AI hardware and software.
In its lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple filed what it calls “shocking evidence” to bolster its allegations that former employees stole trade secrets for OpenAI’s benefit . These new details emerged after the legal counsel for former Apple employee Chang Liu — who now works at OpenAI — handed over Liu’s old Apple work laptop for investigation earlier this month.
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