Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI

Apple filed evidence in its lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that a former Apple employee who now works at OpenAI used confidential Apple materials, including a circuit schematic and an internal engineering tool, in his work at the AI company. Apple claims OpenAI was aware of the employee's access to Apple data and that he destroyed evidence when he learned Apple was investigating. OpenAI has defended the employee by stating he only accessed Apple files after leaving to help former colleagues, while Apple asserts he exploited a previously unknown authentication bug to maintain access. Apple is seeking a court order to block OpenAI from working on hardware based on Apple's technology while the case proceeds, citing allegations that more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI.