Apple Escalates Trade Secret Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Seeks Preliminary Injunction

According to TechCrunch, Apple Inc. has formally applied for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, requiring it to stop developing AI devices and related products based on Apple technology. Apple's latest investigation shows that, in addition to Senior Systems Engineer Chang Liu and Chief Hardware Officer Tang Yew Tan named in the previous complaint, another 11 former Apple employees may be involved in trade secret theft, with some having privately retained work equipment issued by Apple upon departure. Apple has simultaneously applied for an expedited discovery process, involving parties including OpenAI, its foundation, and the device startup io co-founded by Jony Ive. In response, OpenAI publicly stated that Apple's allegations are "based on misinformation and completely unnecessary," and counterclaimed that Apple has security procedure vulnerabilities, resulting in former employees still being able to access its internal systems.