GoKawiilApple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last month, accusing the firm behind ChatGPT of stealing trade secrets related to hardware development. Nearly a month later, OpenAI has published a detailed response to many of Apple’s claims in the form of a blog post.
For background, here’s a quick timeline of events:
July 10: Apple sues OpenAI, accusing former Apple employees of systematically stealing Apple trade secrets to benefit future OpenAI hardware
July 10: OpenAI responded with a brief statement: “We have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets. We remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.”
July 14: OpenAI provides an updated response, saying it has seen no evidence supporting Apple’s claims.
And that brings us to August 4, when OpenAI published a blog post overnight that finally goes into more detail. You can read it in full here.
The post is under the title “Apple is getting this wrong” and signed by OpenAI.
OpenAI’s latest response starts by characterizing the lawsuit as “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal”:
Apple is one of the greatest companies of all time, and built a reputation for obsessing over the smallest details. This careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit sadly doesn’t live up to that reputation.
Next, OpenAI seems to suggest that they were not properly notified about the issue before the lawsuit, including details that have been reported before today:
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