OpenAI says Apple got some of its facts wrong — and says it has the receipts to back it up. In a Tuesday blog post, OpenAI called Apple's July complaint accu...
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OpenAI published emails Tuesday showing Apple's lawyers sent a complaint about stolen trade secrets to the wrong person after confusing two Asian last names. The ChatGPT maker called the July lawsuit "careless, aggressive and oddly personal" in a blog post.
Apple sued OpenAI last month, accusing it of a "coordinated pattern of misconduct" and claiming that a former employee exploited an authentication bug to pass proprietary data. OpenAI denied the allegations at the time.
In its Tuesday response, OpenAI shared correspondence from Apple's outside counsel. The lawyers emailed OpenAI's general counsel a follow-up intended for a former Apple employee, OpenAI said. Apple had earlier claimed it contacted OpenAI in February and got no reply. OpenAI wrote that Apple now concedes its lawyers emailed the wrong person after confusing two Asian last names, a mistake OpenAI says it pointed out.
OpenAI also said Apple claimed to have had a discussion with its general counsel, a conversation Apple now says never happened.
The lawsuit centered on former Apple engineer Chang Liu, who joined OpenAI. Apple alleged that Liu took confidential information. OpenAI posted messages showing Apple employees reaching out to Liu after his departure on January 22, asking him to help locate files and answer technical questions. OpenAI described this as a common access-management problem at Apple, not theft.
"Former employees who are trying to do the right thing when they leave still have access to Apple files despite not wanting them or even being aware of them," OpenAI wrote.
The dispute marks an escalation between two former AI partners. OpenAI has hired several former Apple executives, including ex-chief design officer Jony Ive, as it pushes into consumer hardware. Neither company immediately responded to a request for comment.
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