OpenAI Moves to Dismiss Apple's Trade Secret Lawsuit, Calls Allegations Meritless

Aug 07, 2026
Bloomberg.com
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Summary

OpenAI moves to dismiss Apple's trade secret lawsuit, defending its employees' actions as standard industry recruiting practices and calling Apple's theft allegations completely meritless.

Key Points

  • OpenAI is requesting a federal judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing the AI company of stealing trade secrets, calling the allegations meritless.
  • OpenAI's legal team argues that Apple's suit misrepresents the conduct of its employees, including its top hardware executive, who allegedly followed standard industry recruiting practices when interviewing Apple staff.
  • An OpenAI worker accused of theft is being defended as someone who was simply trying to help a former colleague at Apple, not engaging in any wrongdoing.

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