OpenAI has asked a judge to dismiss Apple’s trade-secrets lawsuit, arguing Apple’s own lax data policies, not theft, explain how information moved with departing staff.

The ChatGPT-maker issued a lengthy public statement disputing claims from Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit and shared iMessage chats and emails.

Apple has sought a preliminary injunction against OpenAI and two former Apple engineers in its trade-secrets case over OpenAI’s hardware push.