Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
What's happening
Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened, and in a new court filing Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information. OpenAI has pushed back, publishing a post titled "Apple is getting this wrong" and sharing iMessage and email excerpts that suggest Apple employees continued to ask former engineer Chang Liu for internal files and technical help weeks after he left. OpenAI also says Apple falsely claimed it had contacted OpenAI and received no response. The public back-and-forth has escalated coverage and online reaction.
Why it's trending
Because OpenAI publicly posted internal messages and emails that directly contradict parts of Apple's lawsuit, widening the dispute and drawing fast public attention.
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If Apple's court filing now says more ex-employees may have taken secrets to OpenAI, maybe the real problem is Apple's employee offboarding, not OpenAI's hiring.
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- Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.
TechCrunch AIAug 4 - Apple sued OpenAI for stealing hardware secrets, OpenAI has now published messages suggesting Apple itself kept using a former engineer after he left. Dramaaa!!
The messages appear to show Apple employees asking Chang Liu to locate internal files, explain product decisions and help with technical questions weeks after his departure. One Apple employee wrote: “ Of course, I could ask several folks, but you are the best. Even if you don’t work here anymore. ” OpenAI also says Apple falsely claimed it had contacted the company and received no response. The e
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