India, July 15 -- A communication error by an outside lawyer representing Apple Inc. (AAPL) may have derailed early discussions with OpenAI over allegations that former Apple employees improperly took confidential company information, according to a report by NBC News.
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit last week against OpenAI io Products and former Apple employees Chang Liu and Tang Tan, accusing them of stealing proprietary hardware information to support OpenAI's consumer device development.
The lawsuit also claims Apple contacted OpenAI in February seeking assurances that its confidential information was not being misused, but received no response.
OpenAI disputes that claim, saying it did respond to Apple's outreach. According to ...