OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"
hitting back OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is “aggressive and oddly personal” “We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says. The dispute comes as the two companies encroach on each other’s territory, with OpenAI venturing into consumer products and Apple joining forces with Google to revamp its Siri voice assistant. OpenAI and Apple had previously partnered to integrate AI technology into Apple’s products.
- ▪hitting back OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is “aggressive and oddly personal” “We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.
- ▪The dispute comes as the two companies encroach on each other’s territory, with OpenAI venturing into consumer products and Apple joining forces with Google to revamp its Siri voice assistant.
- ▪OpenAI and Apple had previously partnered to integrate AI technology into Apple’s products.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 9 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ OpenAI: Here's What Apple's Trade Secret Theft Lawsuit Gets Wrong — PCMag
- ▪ OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit - MacRumors — Google News
- ▪ OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit — MacRumors
- ▪ OpenAI says Apple 'is getting this wrong' after trade secret lawsuit — Engadget
- ▪ Apple is getting this wrong — OpenAI
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hitting back OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is “aggressive and oddly personal” “We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says. Jamie John, Financial Times – Aug 4, 2026 9:38 am | 29 Credit: Getty Images | Vincent Feuray Credit: Getty Images | Vincent Feuray Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav OpenAI has accused Apple of waging a “careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit” in a blog post rebutting the iPhone maker’s claims that the AI start-up stole top-secret information.
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