Apple Sues OpenAI, Plus Safety Head Departs

Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its hardware chief on Friday for allegedly stealing the iPhone maker’s trade secrets, including unreleased parts and prototypes, confidential designs, and documents about stealth projects. The lawsuit accuses OpenAI chief hardware officer Tang Tan, who spent 24 years at Apple and oversaw iPhone product design, and his colleagues at the AI company of encouraging people depar…

The lawsuit accuses OpenAI chief hardware officer Tang Tan, who spent 24 years at Apple and oversaw iPhone product design, and his colleagues at the AI company of encouraging people departing or considering leaving Apple to bring with them…

OpenAI’s head of safety systems, Johannes Heidecke, told staff this week that he’s leaving the company, WIRED has learned. Heidecke’s departure follows a reorganization that sought to integrate OpenAI’s safety and research teams.

In a memo to staff seen by WIRED, chief research officer Mark Chen said OpenAI’s safety teams will now report to the company’s VP of research and head of alignment Mia Glaese, who will ta…

In a memo to staff seen by WIRED, chief research officer Mark Chen said OpenAI’s safety teams will now report to the company’s VP of research and head of alignment Mia Glaese, who will take on an expanded role as VP of research and safety.…

Apple lacks visibility into what’s been happening behind closed doors at OpenAI, where such misconduct is normalized and exemplified by leadership,” the filing states.

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