OpenAI Alleges Ex-Employee Sent 100 Files to Apple
OpenAI says the files included engineering and supplier data on an unreleased device, and it is seeking to investigate whether Apple used them.
- In a recent filing, OpenAI alleged a former employee transferred more than 100 confidential files regarding unreleased hardware to a personal account on June 2, 2026, the employee's final day at the company.
- This allegation marks the latest development in an ongoing trade secret lawsuit in San Jose, California, where Apple previously accused OpenAI of stealing confidential documents to build its own products.
- According to the filing, the employee allegedly presented OpenAI's plans to Apple leadership months ago, which OpenAI claims helped shape Apple's new HomeView smart display and AI-enabled products released this week.
- Apple denied the claims, stating it has policies to prevent the use of confidential information from previous employers and found no evidence supporting OpenAI's allegations.
- OpenAI's filing follows an ongoing forensic investigation into the former employee, who worked at OpenAI for six months before returning to Apple, as the legal battle continues.
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OpenAI claims that a former employee who moved to Apple sent over 100 files about the yet-to-be-released product.
The trade secret lawsuit between OpenAI and Apple has taken a new turn after OpenAI's latest court filing alleged that a former employee sent more than a hundred files about an unreleased product to his personal account before joining Apple, where he later presented the material to the company's senior management.
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