OpenAI has filed a 31-page motion to dismiss Apple's trade-secrets lawsuit, arguing that Apple's own lax data policies — including encouraging staff to use personal iCloud accounts for work — made information commingling inevitable. OpenAI contends Apple is using litigation to deflect from its own AI struggles rather than address genuine theft. The company also published a public blog post titled 'Apple is getting this wrong,' and is pointing to a recent dismissal of a similar xAI trade-secrets claim as favorable precedent. Apple, meanwhile, is seeking a preliminary injunction to halt any use of disputed information. The dispute stems from over 400 former Apple employees joining OpenAI, and is already casting a legal shadow over OpenAI's hardware ambitions and IPO plans.
