Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Reveals a Hiring Mistake Every Company Should Avoid
OpenAI said it is not aware of evidence supporting Apple’s lawsuit, which accuses the company of using former employees to obtain hardware secrets.
- Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan last Friday in the District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging theft of confidential hardware trade secrets.
- Before joining OpenAI, Tan was a veteran at Apple for 24 years, holding top positions including vice president of product design for the Apple Watch.
- The complaint contains a string of allegations against OpenAI leadership, claiming former employees engaged in coordinated efforts to obtain confidential intellectual property for consumer-device ambitions.
- OpenAI pushed back against the allegations in a statement shared by Bloomberg reporter Ed Ludlow, suggesting the complaint lacks merit and marking the company's first public response to the case.
- Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is working on a mobile, screen-free smart speaker as the company remains focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.
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OpenAI shrugs, denies responsibility for trade secret theft with vague statements
OpenAI's second official statement concerning Apple's trade secret lawsuit says nothing and is so generic that only an AI could have generated a statement so bland and empty.OpenAI was once core to Apple's AI strategyApple has alleged that OpenAI systematically recruited Apple employees that could help funnel secret information from within the company. Two individuals were specifically named , Tang Yew Tan, and Chang Liu.On Tuesday, Bloomberg sh…
Apple Sues OpenAI & Former Employees for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. Apple is suing OpenAI, accusing its onetime AI partner of building a hardware business on stolen Apple trade secrets. Some shit you should know before you dig in: Apple and Open…
OpenAI: No Evidence Apple's Trade Secret Complaint Has Merit
OpenAI says it is "not aware" of any evidence that Apple's allegations of trade secret theft have merit in a statement provided to Bloomberg. While we take these allegations seriously, we're not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit. We believe in fair competition and allowing people the freedom to work wherever they choose, and we're focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.
Why Apple cares so much about a metal finishing
In a lawsuit Apple filed Friday against OpenAI accusing the AI giant of trade secret theft, attorneys for Apple pointed to one specific design detail as the tip of the iceberg of a larger pattern of theft: its metal-finishing techniques. You can feel it, can’t you? The smooth, premium finished metal on an Apple iPhone, laptop, or watch. In the lawsuit, attorneys for Apple essentially argue that the technique used to make that finish is the resul…
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