OpenAI accuses former employee of sharing secrets with Apple
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Egypt Independent
OpenAI accuses a former employee of downloading more than 100 confidential files concerning an unreleased device and passing information to Apple. The company made the allegations in a court document, while Apple says it found no evidence supporting them, according to CNN.
OpenAI accuses a former employee of downloading more than 100 highly confidential files linked to an unreleased device before rejoining Apple. The US artificial intelligence research company says the former employee subsequently passed some of the information to Apple, according to a court complaint filed on Wednesday.
The files copied to the employee’s personal accounts included detailed images of the device or devices in development. The employee had previously worked at Apple, then spent six months at OpenAI before returning to his former employer, according to the court document cited by Egypt Independent.
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