OpenAI Hits Back at Apple Over Trade Secrets Lawsuit — SkimNews
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- OpenAI published a blog titled "Apple is getting this wrong," sharing iMessages and emails to dispute Apple's account of pre-lawsuit contacts in a lawsuit alleging ex-Apple employees brought confidential hardware secrets to the company.
- OpenAI revealed Apple's outside lawyers emailed the wrong person after confusing two Asian last names — a mistake Apple reportedly acknowledged only after OpenAI flagged it.
- AppleInsider reported that OpenAI's post does not address Apple's core IP theft claims at all, a gap the dominant "receipts" framing in other coverage largely overlooks.
- Fortune headlined the response as a "brutal critique" from Sam Altman's company, while the Financial Times said OpenAI hit back at Apple's "oddly personal" fight.
- The Verge characterized the move as OpenAI dragging the lawsuit into the "court of public opinion," a framing shared by Forbes, 9to5Mac, and RuntimeWire coverage focused on the disclosed messages.
- Commentators split on the optics: Patrick Moorhead argued Apple's errors prove OpenAI is "a real threat," while Brian Roemmele called OpenAI's blog "peak corporate gaslighting."
Why it matters: OpenAI is escalating Apple's trade secrets fight into a public documentary battle, raising stakes beyond the courtroom. AppleInsider's note that OpenAI's post sidesteps the core IP theft claims suggests the legal fight continues regardless of who wins the PR war.
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