OpenAI Rebuts Apple Lawsuit by Releasing Raw Emails and Texts Exposing Lawyer Mixup
eyishazyer · x · 2026-08-04
In response to Apple's lawsuit, OpenAI published the underlying raw emails and iMessage threads, revealing a significant gap between Apple's claims and the actual evidence.
- Lawyer Mixup: Apple's outside counsel thanked OpenAI's general counsel for a call that never happened. The lawyer had actually spoken to a different former Apple employee with a similar name—a mistake Apple's in-house counsel admitted on record.
- Ex-Colleague Outreach: Apple accused Chang Liu of accessing systems post-departure. However, texts show Apple's own former colleagues were the ones reaching out to Liu weeks after he left, asking for help locating files.
- Proactive Caution: Liu even instructed his former colleague to sign him out of his iCloud to prevent his new company's data from appearing on the old laptop.
- Flat Denial: OpenAI gave a flat denial regarding the Tang Tan allegation, stating he directly told his team not to touch competitor IP.
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