Apple suing OpenAI for poaching employees AND trade secrets. What do you think: does this happen all the time but it’s rarely caught, or is it kind of rare, and the people doing it just aren’t that… sophisticated?
- io Products, Jony Ive's startup acquired by OpenAI for $6.4B, is named as a co-defendant, placing OpenAI's entire device roadmap under direct legal jeopardy.
- Tang Tan allegedly used Apple codenames during recruiting and directed candidates to bring unreleased hardware components to OpenAI 'show and tell' interviews.
- Apple alleges OpenAI coached departing employees on how to evade exit security protocols, pointing to institutional coordination rather than isolated misconduct.