Apple’s criticism is extra detailed than that. Amongst many different issues, it claims Tan allegedly directed job candidates nonetheless at Apple to convey “precise components” to interviews for “present and inform” classes. It additionally alleges Tan distributed an inside Apple doc describing Apple’s personal departure safety protocols to new hires earlier than they resigned. Liu is individually accused of failing to return an Apple laptop computer and utilizing it to obtain confidential technical paperwork.
OpenAI’s rebuttal
Now, OpenAI argues Apple’s trade-secret lawsuit relies on factual errors, poor communication and deceptive claims. It says Apple mistakenly contacted the flawed OpenAI lawyer after complicated two individuals with the identical surname, falsely claimed a cellphone name had occurred, then acknowledged each errors with out elevating the allegations later included within the lawsuit. (Apple says it despatched OpenAI a warning letter again in February with no response, which undercuts OpenAI’s “we supplied to resolve this earlier than litigation” assertion.)
OpenAI argues that Chang Liu was responding to requests from Apple colleagues in search of assist finding Apple information, reflecting Apple’s personal access-management failures reasonably than misconduct. It additionally claims Tan constantly instructed OpenAI workers to not search or use opponents’ confidential info. OpenAI maintains it neither possesses nor needs Apple’s commerce secrets and techniques, supplied to resolve considerations earlier than litigation, and eventually argues that Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction is pointless and unsupported.
