OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"

OpenAI has publicly rejected Apple's lawsuit alleging the theft of trade secrets, labeling the legal action as 'aggressive and oddly personal.' The dispute follows a period of talent migration from Apple to OpenAI and increasing competition between the two firms in the AI and consumer product sectors.
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This legal battle highlights the intensifying competition for AI talent and intellectual property between major tech incumbents and AI-focused startups.
hitting back OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is “aggressive and oddly personal” “We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.
28 Credit: Getty Images | Vincent Feuray Credit: Getty Images | Vincent Feuray Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav OpenAI has accused Apple of waging a “careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit” in a blog post rebutting the iPhone maker’s claims that the AI start-up stole top-secret information.
“We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker wrote on Monday evening, accusing Apple of “making vague accusations” and “trying to change their narrative.”
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