OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

<figure> <img alt="Sam Altman with OpenAI logo on green and grey background." data-caption="OpenAI says Apple’s lawsuit is “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/STK201_SAM_ALTMAN_CVIRGINIA2D.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> OpenAI says Apple’s lawsuit is “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple's legal battle against OpenAI just got messier now that the ChatGPT-maker has publicly aired receipts to counter Apple's version of events. In a blog post published overnight titled "<a href="https://openai.com/index/apple-is-getting-this-wrong/">Apple is getting this wrong</a>," OpenAI said that Apple's lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets is "careless, aggressive, and oddly personal," sharing iMessage and email exchanges to challenge allegations central to the case.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This isn't a legal response from OpenAI, but it's an attempt to sway the court of public opinion by poking contradictions into Apple's case using cherry-picked communications.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964350/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade-secrets">lawsuit filed by Apple last month</a> primarily rev …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974914/openai-blog-response-apple-lawsuit-messages">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>