Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 2026-07-10
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT. This is a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company. Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that the theft of its trade secrets was part of a “coordinated pattern of misconduct at an institutional level” by OpenAI. Two former Apple employees who now work for OpenAI are also named as defendants. OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company. Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a Califo... [351 chars]