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OpenAI fires back at Apple's trade secret lawsuit with chat logs showing Apple employees kept texting their former colleague

OpenAI has released iMessage threads from former Apple engineer Chang Liu in response to Apple's trade secret lawsuit, showing Apple employees contacting Liu for technical help and internal files after his departure. The messages were disclosed by OpenAI as part of its defense against the allegations.

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OpenAI fires back at Apple's trade secret lawsuit with chat logs showing Apple employees kept texting their former colleague
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By Matthias BastianSource:

The Decoder OpenAI is pushing back against Apple's trade secret lawsuit and has released iMessage threads from former Apple engineer Chang Liu. The messages appear to show Apple employees themselves reaching out to their former colleague for technical help and internal files after he left the company.

The article OpenAI fires back at Apple's trade secret lawsuit with chat logs showing Apple employees kept texting their former colleague appeared first on The Decoder.

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