Apple's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Is Based on False Claims, Says OpenAI

Apple is getting this wrong

Apple's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Is Based on False Claims, Says OpenAI

OpenAI responds to Apple's lawsuit, denying allegations of trade secret theft and accusing Apple of misrepresenting the facts. OpenAI reveals that Apple's lawyers emailed the wrong person due to confusion over Asian last names, and that Apple never raised the specific allegations before suing. OpenAI also presents messages showing Apple employees asked a former employee for help locating files, and argues that Apple's own access management failures caused any residual access.

We wish Apple had raised these issues with us before they filed their lawsuit and would have been happy to clarify all of this with them.

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2026-08-04