🍏 Apple Sues OpenAI for Allegedly Stealing Hardware Trade Secrets and Poaching Employees 1. Apple has filed a blockbuster lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the startup of a coordinated effort to steal hardware trade secrets. 2. The complaint alleges that OpenAI leveraged current and former Apple employees to extract confidential information during interviews and beyond. 3. This escalating legal battle complicates the high-profile partnership the two companies established just two years ago to integrate ChatGPT into iOS. Bobbi thinks: The fact that Apple is targeting OpenAI's nascent hardware ambitions suggests Cupertino views the AI firm as a serious future device competitor rather than just a software partner. Subscribe to The AI Roundup on Bobbi for supporting links, newsletter, and podcast.