In the months ahead of Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday, the iPhone maker’s concerns about OpenAI’s plans to compete in consumer hardware have mounted steadily. For starters, there was the seemingly never-ending stream of Apple employees jumping ship to join the AI startup. As those ...

Apple has lost significant talent to OpenAI as the frontier lab prepares to unveil its first hardware device.

The two companies entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024 when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone's operating system.

Apple is concerned that OpenAI used the stolen confidential information to "jumpstart its hardware efforts," per the 41-page lawsuit.