Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit
OpenAI has spent the better part of the year involved in lawsuit after lawsuit, including one from the world’s richest man. But last Friday, the company was hit with one of the highest-profile legal actions yet — from Apple. OpenAI’s expensive hardware bet is what’s on the line.
Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI, filed in Northern California federal court, accused former Apple employees of “stealing Apple’s trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI.” The 41-page complaint states that Apple keeps its “product development, manufacturing, supply chain, technology research, and other innovations confidential” and that “the trade secrets spanning Apple’s hardware operations collectively constitute one of the most valuable intellectual assets in all of American business.”
The allegations referenced three former Apple employees: Tang Tan, former VP of Apple Watch, who spent 24 years at Apple before becoming chief hardware officer of OpenAI (after OpenAI bought Jony Ive’s hardware company, io); Chang...
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