Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft
ns123abc · x · 2026-07-11
The post recounts a serious lawsuit: Apple sues OpenAI, accusing it of 'planned and systematic' theft of trade secrets.
Core allegations include:
- Former Apple engineer Chang Liu allegedly kept Apple computers while at OpenAI and used a 'loophole' to access Apple's cloud storage and download confidential files.
- Former Apple executive Tang Tan allegedly used internal Apple codenames to relay information to candidates interviewing at OpenAI, and instructed them to bring actual hardware parts for 'show and tell'.
- He is also accused of distributing Apple's offboarding security documents to help new employees bypass exit reviews.
- Apple claims over 400 employees have been poached by OpenAI, and contacted OpenAI in February without response.
The post also quotes strong language from the complaint, stating OpenAI's hardware business is 'rotten to the core', and demands a jury trial.
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