Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI
TL;DR
Apple's investigation into allegedly leaked trade secrets is widening. In a new court filing, Apple states that additional former employees may have retained or accessed confidential information. That significantly expands the circle of people under suspicion in the dispute between Apple and OpenAI. Apple has not named specific individuals in the filing so far.
Nauti's Take
Widening the circle of accused shows how seriously Apple treats its internal controls, and gives other companies an opportunity to review their own offboarding routines. The risk sits in the evidence, because so far these are allegations rather than proof and a court filing is one sided by design.
Anyone poaching AI talent or switching employers should take documentation and data hygiene very seriously now.
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