Apple’s case ‘careless, aggressive and oddly personal’, OpenAI responds to trade secrets allegations

OpenAI called Apple’s lawsuit “careless, aggressive and oddly personal,” asserting that Cupertino’s legal strategy fails to live up to its historical reputation for precision.

Sam Altman‘s company clarified that Apple’s outside legal team accidentally contacted OpenAI’s General Counsel while meaning to reach a former employee, confusing two Asian surnames. “Apple had claimed that they contacted OpenAI in February and that we didn’t respond. They now admit that their outside lawyers emailed the wrong person after confusing two Asian last names—only after we brought this to their attention,” clarified OpenAI.