OpenAI Alleges Ex-Employee Sent 100 Files to Apple
OpenAI says the files included unreleased device images and engineering data, and it asked the court 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.
OpenAI accuses ex-staff of leaking intel to Apple
An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and later presented the product to senior Apple leadership, a new filing in the lawsuit between OpenAI and Apple alleges. In the filing in US federal court in San Jose, California, OpenAI alleged the presentation happened months ago and that Apple is now making AI products of its own, citing the release of Apple's H…
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