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OpenAI fires back, says Apple is suing because it can't compete

Thursday, August 6, 2026William Gallagher <news@appleinsider.com>View original
ChatGPT maker OpenAI wants Apple's lawsuit dismissed, calling it "rotten to the core" and a pretext for how the firm is failing in AI and at keeping its staff.

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While Apple went back to court to ask that its lawsuit against OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft be sped up, OpenAI initially turned to the court of public opinion. But it has now responded to Apple's latest filing with one of its own, presented to a US judge with the request that the case be dismissed.

According Reuters, the filing first denies Apple's claims of trade secret theft by arguing that it is not making anything that would benefit from such theft. "OpenAI has no use, need or desire for Apple's trade secrets," says the filing. "OpenAI is building something entirely new and different from anything at Apple."


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