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Or sign-in if you have an account.OpenAI has supplied vital technology to the Apple Intelligence platform and Siri digital assistant, but tensions have been growing for the past year. Photo by Dilara Irem Sancar/Anadolu via Getty ImagesOpenAI is asking a United States federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets, saying that the iPhone maker’s allegations are meritless.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorLawyers for OpenAI said that Apple’s suit falsely portrays the actions of the startup’s employees. The ChatGPT maker’s top hardware executive acted in line with industrywide recruiting standards when interviewing Apple employees and a worker accused of theft was actually trying to assist a former colleague at Apple, they said.“Plainly filed without adequate investigation and built on selectively excerpted communications and ordinary conduct stripped of context, Apple’s complaint is — to borrow its own phrase — ‘rotten to its core,’” OpenAI said in a court filing late Wednesday. “Apple should not be permitted to use a baseless and pretextual lawsuit to make up for its shortcomings in the market for talent.”Breaking business news, incisive views, must-reads and market signals. Weekdays by 9 a.m.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Posthaste will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againThe filing, which alleges failures on Apple’s part to integrate AI into its products, also said that the suit “recasts the benign, lawful conduct of former employees — who in many of the cited instances were in fact trying to help Apple, at Apple’s request, by making sure their former colleagues’ work could continue without them — as theft of so-called trade secrets.”The move is a response to the suit Apple filed against OpenAI and Tang Tan, the AI company’s chief hardware officer, in July. Having collaborated over the course of two years on a partnership that integrated ChatGPT directly into iPhone, iPad and Mac software, the two companies cooled on the relationship in recent times. The hardware company alleged OpenAI orchestrated a campaign to steal trade secrets via job candidates and hires from Apple.The filing came a day after Apple asked the judge to order OpenAI to stop using what it calls stolen trade secrets, and to force the company to return any confidential information to Apple. The order, if approved, would stay in place while Apple’s lawsuit plays out.In response to the latest move, Apple pointed to a statement it released when the suit was filed in July. Tim Cook, the departing chief executive officer of Apple, left, and Jony Ive, the former chief design officer for the company. Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg“At Apple, our teams are constantly developing breakthrough technologies to create the best products and services in the world, and protecting their work and intellectual property is something we take very seriously,” the iPhone maker said. “Recently, significant evidence has emerged suggesting individuals employed by OpenAI wrongfully took Apple’s secret and confidential information regarding our unreleased technologies, processes and products. We will always defend our teams’ hard work and innovations, and we are taking all appropriate steps to do so.”OpenAI has supplied vital technology to the Apple Intelligence platform and Siri digital assistant. But tensions have been growing for the past year — worsened by OpenAI enlisting former Apple design visionary Jony Ive to help develop devices. The AI company has hired more than 400 former Apple employees, according to the suit.Apple’s lawsuit names a former iPhone engineer, Chang Liu, who joined OpenAI in January. Apple claims he accessed confidential hardware-related files over a period of several weeks, while developing devices for OpenAI, after discovering an authentication bug that allowed him to tap into Apple’s information.However, OpenAI said that Liu was approached by his former colleagues at Apple who were seeking help locating information they needed for their work. OpenAI published excerpts of text messages between an unidentified Apple employee and Liu that purport to show the request for help.OpenAI has a court-ordered deadline of Aug. 17 to file a response to Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction. The judge is set to hear arguments on the motion on Oct. 1..—With assistance from Madlin Mekelburg. 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