OpenAI Claims Former Employee Took Product Plans and Gave Them to Apple

OpenAI alleges a former employee took more than 100 files on its product plans before joining Apple. In a filing submitted Wednesday, OpenAI accused the unnamed employee of sending the information to a personal account and then presenting it to Apple's leadership, including its vice president of operations in Asia. […]

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OpenAI claims that a former employee took more than 100 files related to its product programs before joining Apple. In a document filed Wednesday, OpenAI accused the unnamed employee of sending the information to a personal account and then providing it to Apple's leadership, including the company's vice president of operations in Asia.

OpenAI also links Apple's new HomeView smart display and a range of other devices it announced this week to the former employee's presentation. Citing the article and the company's announcement about Apple's new product launch, OpenAI claims: "This presentation appears to have happened months ago — and now, armed with this information, Apple is making a new push for AI-enabled products."

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Apple's product plans are usually on a very long timeline, and the Smart Display has been rumored for years. Conversely, Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing confidential documents and spying on hardware prototypes to help build its products.

"OpenAI is very concerned that its confidential information and trade secrets are currently circulating within Apple, where Apple engineers can shape future Apple products based on OpenAI's confidential and innovative work," OpenAI said. Apple did not immediately respond to The Verge's request for comment.

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