Publish the complete chat record to confront Apple, OpenAI: This lawsuit is sloppy, aggressive, and inconsistent with Apple’s reputation

Compiled by Zhidongzhi | Edited by Eggplant | Cheng Qian Zhidongzhi reported on August 4th that today, OpenAI published an article "Apple Did Something Wrong" to counter Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI on July 10th. This time, OpenAI disclosed emails between Apple’s external lawyers and OpenAI’s legal affairs department, as well as some iMessage records between former iPhone hardware engineer Chang Liu and former Apple colleagues. OpenAI claimed that the information on which Apple applied for a preliminary injunction was based on errors, and that OpenAI does not have and does not need Apple’s trade secrets. OpenAI believes that Apple is "one of the most outstanding companies" and has always been known for its attention to detail. However, this lawsuit, which is drafted, aggressive, and obviously personal, is inconsistent with Apple's long-established reputation. ▲OpenAI responded to the blog (Source: OpenAI) Apple sued OpenAI, its hardware director Tang Tan and former iPhone hardware engineer Liu Chang in the U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District of California on July 10. Apple accuses the two former employees of obtaining confidential information such as unreleased products, hardware technology and manufacturing processes to help OpenAI advance its consumer hardware business. ▲ Complaint filed by Apple (Source: U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 5:26‑cv‑07078) The Information quoted multiple former Apple employees as reporting today that Apple allows employees to use their personal Apple IDs for work, resulting in some employees still being able to access work files through iCloud after leaving the company. The Information stated that Apple previously stated in a statement that this case involved OpenAI employees’ improper access to Apple’s secrets and confidential information related to unreleased technologies, processes and products. Nothing in the lawsuit documents relates to files shared or stored through iCloud. Apple also said it would not sue former employees who accidentally retained Apple files in their personal iCloud accounts. 1. Apple’s lawyer sent the email to the wrong person, OpenAI said