OpenAI says it's 'very concerned' that its trade secrets could help Apple's push into AI-enabled devices
Source: Business Insider ·
In a legal filing, OpenAI said that in June a former employee sent hundreds of confidential files to themselves before returning to Apple.
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OpenAI alleged that a former employee briefed top Apple executives about the products its developing.Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesOpenAI alleges that a former employee took information about an unreleased device to Apple.In a legal filing, OpenAI said it is "very concerned" that the information could help Apple's upcoming products.On Tuesday, Apple announced a family of AI-enabled smart home products.OpenAI is escalating its trade-secrets fight with Apple on the heels of Apple announcing a family of smart home-focused devices.The AI company alleged in a new legal filing that an unnamed former employee sent themselves "a hundred highly confidential files" on their last day with OpenAI in June. The files contained information about at least one unreleased device OpenAI is developing, the filing said. The AI company said the former employee worked at Apple for six months before joining OpenAI, and he is now back at Apple.OpenAI said it's the company's understanding that the…