Judge Orders OpenAI to Hand Apple Hiring Records Within 5 Days in Trade Secrets Suit
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Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 13
Judge Orders OpenAI to Hand Apple Hiring Records Within 5 Days in Trade Secrets Suit
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 13
Summary
OpenAI must turn over hiring materials tied to interviews with former Apple employees within 5 days for collected records and 14 days for the rest, after a judge granted Apple expedited discovery.
The order covers interview checklists, scripts, technical presentations and records showing whether Apple technology or components were discussed as OpenAI staffs its consumer hardware and robotics teams.
Judge Edward Davila also allowed Apple to obtain private LINE messages involving OpenAI employees Chang Liu and Alyssa Peng and approved depositions of Liu, Peng and chief hardware officer Tang Yew Tan—all former Apple employees.
Apple’s July lawsuit alleges a pattern of trade-secret theft, including former employees downloading confidential files on Apple laptops and coaching recruits on what information to bring into OpenAI interviews.
Davila rejected faster access to broader OpenAI hardware R&D, including metal finishes and power management, but left Apple room to narrow those requests and try again.