OpenAI's Hardware Plans Have a Bigger Problem Than Apple's Lawsuit
OpenAI's plans to build and sell an AI device undeniably hit a bump in the road this month when Apple filed a lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker, alleging that former Apple employees stole trade secrets when they left Apple to join OpenAI. But if OpenAI isn't careful, it's going to have much bigger problems to deal with.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness, as the expression goes. But when does copying, a time-honored tradition among tech companies, cross the line? According to Apple's new lawsuit, that's happening now. Specifically naming Apple's former 24-year hardware chief Tang Tan and software engineer Chang Liu in the lawsuit, Apple claims OpenAI "wrongfully took Apple's secret and confidential information."
The lawsuit alleges impropriety by these job-hoppers. But beyond those claimed contract violations, the underlying concern is that OpenAI will use Apple's secret sauce -- manufacturer contacts,...
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