Apple accuses OpenAI of trade secret theft in new legal filing

rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-21

Apple filed a new response opposing OpenAI's dismissal bid, alleging widespread trade secret misappropriation. Claims include an ex-employee exploiting an auth bug to download confidential hardware files, candidates asked to bring internal parts, and OpenAI using Apple's offboarding procedures as a checklist to avoid security checks. The filing also accuses OpenAI of soliciting CAD artifacts and proprietary finishing process details during interviews.

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