OpenAI filing: ex-staffer sent 100+ files to personal account, showed unreleased product to Apple
OpenAI has filed a trade-secrets complaint alleging that a former employee who joined Apple sent over 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and presented the material to Apple leadership, including the vice president of Apple's operations in Asia. The filing, reported by Reuters and The Verge, is part of a legal dispute between Apple and OpenAI over trade secrets, with OpenAI now making the accusation.
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Reuters : Filing: OpenAI says a staffer who joined Apple sent 100+ files to a personal account and made a presentation about an unreleased product to Apple leadership — An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account …
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OpenAI claims a former employee took more than 100 files related to its product plans before joining Apple. In a document filed on Wednesday , OpenAI accuses the unnamed employee of sending this information to a personal account and then presenting it to Apple leadership, including the vice president of the company's operations in Asia. The filing, reported earlier by Reuters , is tied to a legal battle between Apple and OpenAI over trade secrets - but this time, OpenAI is doing the accusing. It alleges that the files in question contain images of at least one unreleased device, along with supplier information, engineering data, project files … Read the full story at The Verge.
