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OpenAI has rebutted Apple's lawsuit over former employees, publishing internal messages and email correspondence it says contradict Apple's account of events surrounding Chang Liu and Tang Tan.

OpenAI has pushed back sharply against Apple's lawsuit accusing its former employees of misusing confidential information, publishing a lengthy rebuttal on its website alongside internal messages and email correspondence that it says undercut Apple's version of events. The post, titled 'Apple is getting this wrong', accuses the iPhone maker of mishandling the dispute and mischaracterising its own outreach to OpenAI.

OpenAI vs Apple: A dispute over timing and communication

According to the post, Apple had claimed it first contacted OpenAI in February and received no response, a claim OpenAI says Apple later withdrew after admitting its outside lawyers had emailed the wrong person due to a mix up between two Asian surnames. OpenAI further states that Apple claimed to have discussed the matter with OpenAI's General Counsel, a conversation OpenAI says never took place. The company adds that even after this contact, Apple never raised the specific allegations that eventually formed the basis of its lawsuit, and instead indicated it was resolving matters internally, before going silent for five months and then filing suit without further warning.

OpenAI vs Apple:Allegations against Chang Liu and Tang Tan