Apple on Friday filed suit against OpenAI for allegedly encouraging people who work at Apple to share design, product and trade secrets for use by the artificial intelligence company's hardware development efforts. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
July 10 (UPI) -- Apple on Friday filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and former Apple employees that work their for stealing confidential product information for the artificial intelligence company's use.
The lawsuit specifically names two former Apple employees who allegedly handed over information to OpenAI when they joined the company that related to products they worked on at their former employer, The Hill reported.
In its filing, Apple said that OpenAI has been telling employees it hires away from the company to bring design information, prototypes and other information on how it makes its products.
There are, reportedly, more than 400 former Apple employees working for OpenAI, in addition to the company's partnership with former Apple design chief Jony Ive's io and his effort to lead the AI company's hardware development.
