OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’

Aug 4, 2026 · 6:37 PM UTC ·4 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 2 views

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Tech > Services & Software > AI OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’ Newly released texts and emails give us insight into how lawyers for two billion-dollar tech companies can’t figure out how to use their email. Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Three weeks after Apple filed a landmark case accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, OpenAI is hitting back. In a new blog post, the ChatGPT-maker said Apple’s lawsuit is “careless, aggressive and oddly personal.” Apple alleged in its initial complaint that two former Apple employees, software engineer Chang Liu and 24-year Apple veteran Tang Tan, improperly accessed Apple’s proprietary tech after they left for OpenAI.

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▪Tech > Services & Software > AI OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’ Newly released texts and emails give us insight into how lawyers for two billion-dollar tech companies can’t figure out how t
▪Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Three weeks after Apple filed a landmark case accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, OpenAI is hitting back.
▪In a new blog post, the ChatGPT-maker said Apple’s lawsuit is “careless, aggressive and oddly personal.” Apple alleged in its initial complaint that two former Apple employees, software engineer Chang Liu and 24-year Apple veteran Tang Tan,

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▪ OpenAI Calls Apple’s Trade-Secret Suit ‘Careless’ and ‘Oddly Personal’ - WSJ — Google News
▪ OpenAI: Here's What Apple's Trade Secret Theft Lawsuit Gets Wrong — PCMag
▪ OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal" — Ars Technica
▪ OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit — MacRumors
▪ New OpenAI post doesn't address Apple's IP theft claims at all — AppleInsider
▪ OpenAI says Apple 'is getting this wrong' after trade secret lawsuit — Engadget
▪ Apple is getting this wrong — OpenAI

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Tech > Services & Software > AI OpenAI Hits Back at Apple, Calls Lawsuit ‘Careless, Aggressive and Oddly Personal’ Newly released texts and emails give us insight into how lawyers for two billion-dollar tech companies can’t figure out how to use their email. Katelyn Chedraoui Reporter 2 Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators.… Read full bio Katelyn Chedraoui Reporter 2 Read full bio August 4, 2026, 2:37 pm ET 3 min read Apple sued OpenAI, alleging a job hopper stole trade secrets from the iPhone-maker. Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Three weeks after Apple filed a landmark case accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, OpenAI is hitting back.

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