OpenAI Calls Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit 'Rotten to Its Core'

OpenAI has asked a federal judge to throw out Apple's landmark lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets, describing the allegations as "meritless." In a motion filed yesterday 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. The dismissal request is in response to a lawsuit filed by Apple in July, alleging that former Apple employees that went on to work for OpenAI stole confidential documents to further OpenAI's development. OpenAI argues that the lawsuit is an attempt to stifle competition and that the information in question is not protected under trade secret law. The case is being closely watched as it could set a precedent for how trade secrets are handled in the AI industry.