A new federal court filing says a former OpenAI employee sent more than 100 files on an unreleased product to a personal account, then later presented that product to senior Apple leadership.
OpenAI told the San Jose court it fears the material is now circulating inside Apple and could influence upcoming AI devices, pointing to Apple’s HomeView launch this week.
Apple said its hiring safeguards bar use of prior employers’ confidential information and that it has found no evidence supporting OpenAI’s claim; OpenAI said it may countersue.
The allegation interrupted a Wednesday court faceoff in Apple’s trade-secrets case, which accuses former Apple employees now at OpenAI of taking confidential hardware information.
Judge Edward Davila this week granted Apple early access to some OpenAI digital files and expedited depositions of three former Apple employees; trial is expected in October 2027.
Did a former OpenAI employee’s alleged file transfer help shape Apple’s new HomeView, or is this just the latest move in a two-sided trade-secrets war?
Why are coatings, sealing methods, supplier data, and private messages becoming the battleground that could decide the future of Apple and OpenAI hardware?