Apple and OpenAI Are Fighting in Public Over Trade Secrets. The Real Risk Is That They Both Could Lose

OpenAI called Apple’s suit ‘careless, aggressive, and oddly personal.’ Spats like these risk harming both companies.

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Earlier this week, OpenAI published a blog post titled “Apple is getting this wrong.” 

For context, Apple sued OpenAI on July 10, alleging that two former employees, ex-electrical engineer Chang Liu and former Apple design executive Tang Tan, used stolen product information to build OpenAI’s hardware business. The complaint alleges an........

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