GoKawiilOne of the theories voiced about how a former Apple employee may have accessed confidential documents after leaving the company to join OpenAI has been dispelled by a court filing.
It has been suggested that access to the documents may have been inadvertent due to a seemingly messy iCloud arrangement for Apple employees – but the company says this is not the case …
A quick recap
Apple last month filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets related to hardware projects. One focus of the claims related to a former Apple employee called Chang Liu, who moved to OpenAI. Here’s a brief 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 responds with a brief denial
July 14: OpenAI provides an updated response, saying it has seen no evidence supporting Apple’s claims.
August 3: OpenAI publishes a blog post attacking Apple’s lawsuit
August 4: Apple applies for a preliminary injunction to avoid being “irreparably harmed”
The iCloud mess
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