OpenAI counters Apple's trade secret lawsuit: using the lawsuit to hinder AI hardware competition, its own information management has loopholes On August 6th, according to TechCrunch, OpenAI is fighting back against Apple's lawsuit regarding the leakage of trade secrets, claiming that there are loopholes in Apple's own information security management and employee resignation process, and it cannot prove that the relevant information belongs to protected trade secrets. Apple previously accused OpenAI of obtaining hardware related secrets through former employees who switched jobs from Apple, and requested the court to expedite the evidence investigation. OpenAI stated in its latest legal filing that Apple allows employees to use personal iCloud accounts to process work data and has not revoked access rights in a timely manner after employees leave. OpenAI stated that Apple did not specify the specific trade secrets that were stolen, but only referred to information such as product development processes, supply chains, and testing. OpenAI believes that Apple's lawsuit is more aimed at restricting its development in the field of AI hardware, and denies that the company needs or uses Apple trade secrets. The focus of the dispute between the two parties is on employee turnover, intellectual property protection, and competition in AI hardware.