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OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

TL;DR

OpenAI calls Apple's lawsuit careless, aggressive, and oddly personal, and is going on the offensive. In a blog post titled Apple is getting this wrong, the company published iMessage and email exchanges meant to undercut central allegations in the case. This is not a legal response but an attempt to shift public opinion. The selected messages naturally show only a slice of the full picture.

Nauti's Take

Going public has one upside, since the released threads give outsiders a rare look inside an otherwise sealed legal fight and that is a real opportunity for scrutiny. The problem is curation, because OpenAI is showing exactly the exchanges that fit its own narrative and routing around the court.

Observers should read both versions as public relations and wait for the actual filings.

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