OpenAI called Apple's complaint "baseless and pretextual," arguing the iPhone maker failed to identify a protectable trade secret or plausibly allege misappropriation

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

Apple has requested a judge to prevent former employees and OpenAI from using confidential information. The tech giant is suing OpenAI and two ex-employees for trade secret theft.…