Apple has asked a court to speed up evidence collection in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, saying that even more former employees may have given confidential information to the AI company. The request for expedited discovery came in a new court filing in the ongoing case.
Apple says its investigation into OpenAI has widened, and it now claims that additional former staff members may have retained or accessed confidential material. The company is pursuing a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that proprietary information was improperly taken when employees departed Apple.
By seeking expedited discovery, Apple is pushing for a faster exchange of evidence than standard procedure allows. The move is typically used to quickly uncover information that could be at risk of loss or to shed light on the scope of an alleged leak. Apple's filing suggests it believes the scale of the suspected disclosures could be larger than initially identified.
No details were provided about how many extra employees are involved or what kind of confidential information might be at issue. The reports note that the case remains in litigation, and OpenAI has not been mentioned as responding to the latest filing. Apple's investigation continues as part of the legal proceedings.