OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

OpenAI responded to Apple’s trade-secrets lawsuit with a blog post titled “Apple is getting this wrong,” calling the suit “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal” and publishing iMessage and email exchanges to dispute key allegations. The move doesn’t affect the courtroom directly, but it escalates the fight in public and suggests OpenAI is trying to undermine Apple’s narrative with selective communications evidence.

OpenAI says Apple’s lawsuit is “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Apple's legal battle against OpenAI just got messier now that the ChatGPT-maker has publicly aired receipts to counter Apple's version of events. In a blog post published overnight titled " Apple is getting this wrong ," OpenAI said that Apple's lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets is "careless, aggressive, and oddly personal," sharing iMessage and email exchanges to challenge allegations central to the case. This isn't a legal response from OpenAI, but it's an attempt to sway the court of public opinion by poking contradictions into Apple's case using cherry-picked communications. The lawsuit filed by Apple last month primarily rev … Read the full story at The Verge.