Apple Sues OpenAI Over AI Hardware Trade Secrets
量子位 · wechat · 2026-07-14
Apple is suing OpenAI, two former Apple employees, and io Products. The core allegation is that OpenAI's AI hardware business crossed boundaries regarding trade secrets during hiring, departure handovers, and data access.
Key details mentioned include:
- Former Apple engineer Chang Liu retained access to Apple's internal storage after leaving and informed a colleague still at Apple about it.
- Apple claims he downloaded dozens of confidential hardware files covering unreleased products, engineering demos, and technical specs.
- OpenAI hardware chief Tang Tan allegedly asked about unannounced Apple projects during recruitment and requested candidates to bring Apple hardware components or samples.
- Apple further discovered that over 400 former Apple employees have moved to OpenAI, many from hardware, design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
The article concludes that OpenAI is no longer just integrating ChatGPT into the iPhone; it is building its own AI hardware gateway, directly encroaching on Apple's most sensitive core interests.
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