OpenAI asked a US judge on Wednesday to
dismiss Apple’s lawsuit accusing it and two former
Apple employees of misappropriating the iPhone maker’s trade
secrets to benefit the ChatGPT maker’s foray into consumer
hardware.
“OpenAI has no use, need or desire for Apple’s trade
secrets. OpenAI is building something entirely new and different
from anything at Apple,” lawyers for OpenAI wrote in the motion
to dismiss filed on Wednesday.
“OpenAI does have an interest in hiring the best engineers,
inventors, developers and creators — many of whom have decided
to leave Apple and to come to OpenAI, attracted by the
innovative and exciting work the company is doing,” they added.
Apple sued OpenAI in July, accusing it of orchestrating a broad
effort to systematically acquire and exploit Apple’s
confidential information through former employees, recruiting
practices and supplier relationships to accelerate its push into
the consumer hardware business.
Published on August 6, 2026
