OpenAI has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing the company of stealing trade secrets to speed its push into consumer hardware. The motion argues Apple's complaint names only generalized product categories rather than a protectable secret. The case sets up a battle over who will control future AI devices.
OpenAI on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker and two former Apple employees of trade-secret theft tied to its expansion into consumer hardware. OpenAI's lawyers wrote in the motion that "OpenAI is building something entirely new and different from anything at Apple". Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the motion.
Apple alleged in its complaint, filed in July, that OpenAI systematically obtained and exploited Apple's confidential information through former employees, recruiting practices and supplier relationships to accelerate its consumer hardware ambitions. OpenAI's motion counters that Apple's generalized product development categories are not sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. The company also argues Apple failed to show it owned a protectable trade secret or to plausibly allege misappropriation by any of the defendants.
The case sets up a fight over which company controls future AI devices that may not rely on traditional apps or operating systems, devices that, if successful, would pull consumer attention away from the iPhone. Analysts believe OpenAI is working on a phone or other device of its own. Yet the two companies still maintain an existing partnership: Apple users can reach ChatGPT through Siri, and iPhone owners can sign up for ChatGPT memberships directly from the iOS settings menu.
Source: Investing.com
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