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Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft, Alleging a Parts-Smuggling, Talent-Poaching Scheme Behind OpenAI's Secret AI Device
Ep. 117 03:43

Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft, Alleging a Parts-Smuggling, Talent-Poaching Scheme Behind OpenAI's Secret AI Device

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About This Episode

Apple sued OpenAI, Jony Ive's io Products, and two former Apple employees on July 10, alleging a coordinated campaign 'at every level' to steal trade secrets for OpenAI's upcoming AI hardware. Apple says OpenAI's hardware chief Tang Tan, a former Apple VP, directed candidates to bring real Apple parts to interviews and coached staff to evade exit security.

Our Take

A trade-secret lawsuit over an unreleased AI gadget is really a fight over who owns the next computing platform once smartphones fade — and a reminder that in an age of abundant compute and capital, the one thing you can't copy is the person who knows how it's built.