Apple files a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of stealing trade secrets. Apple is gunning for OpenAI, demanding steep penalties after stumbling on a “rare” bug that temporarily allowed a poached employee that joined OpenAI to maintain access to confidential information on Apple servers for weeks after his termination. In a lawsuit filed Friday, Apple sought several injunctions blocking OpenAI from using confidential information allegedly stolen by former employees.
According to Apple’s complaint, OpenAI conspired with former Apple employees as part of a grand scheme to “take an unlawful shortcut” and launch a line of AI-powered devices as marketable as Apple’s iPhone. Apple explained that it found a bug while investigating internal messages between a then-current employee, Yu-Ting “Alyssa” Peng, and an engineer who spent eight years “working on some of Apple’s most sensitive product development programs,” Chang Liu.Read full article Comments Apple accuses former engineer Chang Liu of taking confidential information.
Liu allegedly retained a company MacBook with sensitive internal files. He also maintained a close relationship with an Apple employee who shared information. Liu reportedly exploited a software bug for ongoing access to internal servers.
Apple claims OpenAI used this information to accelerate its own hardware projects. A spokesperson for OpenAI said in a statement: "We have no interest in other companies' trade secrets."
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