OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is ‘rotten to its core’

<figure> <img alt="Photo collage of Sam Altman in front of the OpenAI logo." data-caption="" 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/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25431704/STK201_SAM_ALTMAN_CVIRGINIA_C.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=4.7487503051758,18.543864880511,95.251249694824,81.456135119489" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI has asked a federal judge to toss out Apple's landmark lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets, describing the allegations as "meritless." In <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474095/gov.uscourts.cand.474095.59.0.pdf">a motion filed yesterday</a> to dismiss the complaint, OpenAI says that Apple is mischaracterizing both the actions of the AI startup's employees as theft, and "generic" product development information as "trade secrets," adding that Apple made no reasonable efforts to maintain such secrecy.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The dismissal request is in response to a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964350/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade-secrets">lawsuit filed by Apple in July</a>, alleging that <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/964843/apple-openai-lawsuit-wildest-claims">former Apple employees</a> that went on to work for OpenAI stole confidential documents to further <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/781854/openai-chatgpt-hardware-rumors-smart-speaker-glasses-pin">OpenAI …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/976042/openai-apple-trade-secrets-lawsuit-dismissal-request">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>