Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI firm stole secrets about products still in development. This legal action marks a dramatic collapse of the partnership the two tech giants formed in 2024 to integrate AI services on Apple devices. The complaint includes serious accusations that OpenAI solicited confidential project details from Apple job candidates, signaling a deep rift in their once-promising collaboration.
Apple made several accusations against OpenAI in its lawsuit, including that OpenAI had asked job candidates from Apple to share details about secret projects.
- dang
Related ongoing thread:
Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865019 - July 2026 (18 comments)
- ChrisArchitect
Some more earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865019
- vehbiemiroglu
That's incredibly audacious. Truly unbelievable. OpenAI won't be able to get away with it in the courts.