OpenAI filed a motion to dismiss on Wednesday in the lawsuit that Apple brought against it, accusing the company and two former employees of improperly using Apple's trade secrets. In its filing, OpenAI argued that it neither intends to use nor has the need or the ability to use Apple's confidential information.
OpenAI's lawyers emphasized that the company is working on entirely new and different technology than what exists at Apple. The filing also acknowledged that OpenAI actively recruits top engineers, developers, and inventors, and that many of those individuals voluntarily left Apple to join OpenAI.
Apple filed the suit in July of last year. In its complaint, Apple alleged that OpenAI systematically acquired confidential information through former employees, recruiting practices, and supplier relationships to accelerate the build-out of its own consumer hardware business.
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