OpenAI has filed a motion to dismiss Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, arguing that Apple's own lax security and offboarding practices undermine the legal validity of its claims. Key to OpenAI's defense: Apple allowed employees to use personal iCloud accounts for work and failed to revoke access after they left. Text message records show an Apple manager remained logged into a former engineer's iCloud account post-departure to transfer files and seek technical help. OpenAI also contends Apple has only described generic product-development categories rather than specific trade secrets, and accuses Apple of using the lawsuit to slow a competitor's AI hardware ambitions rather than protect legitimately secured information.
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OpenAI argues that Apple's own security and offboarding failures undermine the trade secrets claim. Specifically, Apple allowed employees to use personal iCloud accounts for work and failed to revoke access after departure. Text records show an Apple manager stayed logged into former engineer Chang Liu's personal iCloud account after he left, transferring files and asking technical questions. OpenAI also argues Apple only cited generic product-development categories, not specific protected secrets. Developers tracking the OpenAI vs. Apple legal battle can follow new filings and analysis on daily.dev.