# OpenAI: Apple’s trade secret theft accusation is baseless

> Source: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6063525-openai-denies-apple-trade-theft-allegation/>
> Published: 2026-09-01 16:20:41+00:00

OpenAI argued in a court filing Monday that Apple’s accusations of trade theft against the AI company are baseless, suggesting the problem instead lies in the iPhone maker’s own policies. The ChatGPT maker pointed to Apple’s practice of encouraging employees to use personal accounts for work and its same-day offboarding process for creating the issues…