Apple filed a 41-page suit against OpenAI for the theft of commercial secrets involving business espionage by former Apple employees. It was mentioned in the proceedings that two of OpenAI ' s employees, Tang Yew Tan and Chang Liu, were suspected of misconduct for the purpose of stealing commercial secrets of apples. Apple accused Tan and Liu of violating intellectual property agreements and the protection of commercial secrets.
Apple also alleges that OpenAI was involved in the act as a whole, considering that the misconduct was systematic within OpenAI. In the proceedings, it was mentioned that during the recruitment process, OpenAI used Apple ' s project code to obtain information and contacted Apple ' s suppliers in an attempt to obtain similar components. Apple indicated that the investigation process would reveal more violations. The case may have far-reaching implications for OpenAI and Apple and the entire technology industry.