OpenAI is pushing back in Apple's trade-secrets lawsuit, arguing in newly filed court exhibits that Apple's own security and offboarding practices were too lax to support its allegations.
The exhibits are part of OpenAI's response to Apple's request that a judge halt OpenAI's use of the alleged trade secrets and speed up the discovery process.
In the filings, OpenAI says Apple's practices, including allowing an Apple manager to access a former engineer's iCloud account after the engineer left the company, undercut the claim that the allegedly stolen information was properly protected.
OpenAI also published private emails to counter Apple's trade-secret assertions. The dispute centers on claims that OpenAI used information allegedly taken from Apple, though details of the specific trade secrets have not been made public in the reports.
A judge has not yet ruled on Apple's request.