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“Apple is one of the greatest companies of all time, and built a reputation for obsessing over the smallest details. This careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit sadly doesn’t live up to that reputation,” the company said in its blog post. It also added, “Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction is both based on false information and completely unnecessary because we do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets.”
The case names OpenAI technical staff Chang Liu, chief hardware officer Tang Tan, OpenAI, and io Products as defendants. Liu worked as a senior electrical engineer at Apple, while Tan was its former vice president of product design for the iPhone, AirPods, and the Apple Watch. Interestingly, io Products, which was acquired by OpenAI last year, was founded by Tan alongside former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive and other former Apple heavyweights.
The tech giant requested a preliminary injunction to stop the accused from accessing, acquiring, using, or disclosing the alleged stolen trade secrets. Cupertino said in its filing, “Apple will be irreparably harmed absent a preliminary injunction.”
OpenAI publicly responded to this legal request through its blog post, pointing out that many of its allegations were actually based on miscommunications and false information, and that this move is completely unnecessary. But whether what the AI tech giant claims is true or not, its research and operations on consumer hardware would likely be impaired if the judge grants Apple’s request.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/apple-is-getting-this-wrong-says-openai-startup-blasts-iphone-maker-over-lawsuit-alleging-it-stole-confidential-information-through-ex-apple-employees#main
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