{"id":2044487,"date":"2026-07-13T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044487"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:30:14","slug":"apples-lawsuit-against-openai-sparks-another-musk-altman-online-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044487","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Sparks Another Musk-Altman Online Spat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OpenAI co-founders-turned-rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded several jabs on X over the weekend. While the two have gone back and forth online plenty of times before, this latest spat was prompted by news that Apple is suing OpenAI.<\/p>\n

\u201cScam Altman strikes again,\u201d Musk wrote Saturday morning in response to a post about the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The iPhone maker filed the suit Friday in a California federal court, accusing OpenAI and two former Apple employees who now work at the AI company of stealing trade secrets related to Apple\u2019s manufacturing processes and products still in development.<\/p>\n

Musk quickly seized on the news as another opportunity to attack Altman.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe takes scamming to a whole new level,\u201d Musk wrote in a separate post.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe might literally love scamming more than any human alive!\u201d he continued in yet another post.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Altman to fire back at Musk.<\/p>\n

\u201c[H]omeboy you\u2019re the one sellling public market investors on short-term space datacenters,\u201d Altman wrote, referring to SpaceX\u2019s recent IPO.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe start flying them next year. Maybe you can come see them if your parole officer approves,\u201d Musk replied.<\/p>\n

Altman also suggested Musk\u2019s renewed attention is due to OpenAI\u2019s latest AI model.<\/p>\n

\u201c[T]here are a lot of benchmarks that suggest 5.6 sol is the best model in the world right now, but the most reliable way to tell is that elon is obsessed with me again,\u201d Altman wrote Saturday.<\/p>\n

The latest in an ongoing fued<\/h2>\n

The exchange was just the latest round in Musk and Altman\u2019s years-long feud.<\/p>\n

Musk helped launch OpenAI with Altman and several others in 2015 but left in 2018 following disagreements over the company\u2019s direction. He later founded the rival AI company xAI, which is now part of SpaceX.<\/p>\n

Musk sued OpenAI and Altman in 2024, accusing them of fraud. He claimed he had been misled into co-founding and funding OpenAI under the belief that it would remain a nonprofit. His lawsuit alleged that Altman built a secretive network of for-profit affiliates, took control of the nonprofit\u2019s board, engaged in self-dealing and diverted its talent and technology for financial gain.<\/p>\n

A federal jury ruled in favor of Altman and OpenAI earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Now, Altman and OpenAI face a new legal battle with Apple.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s complaint against OpenAI<\/h2>\n

Apple\u2019s complaint alleges that OpenAI Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan, a former Apple vice president, directed Apple employees interviewing with OpenAI to share company secrets during the hiring process. Tan is named as a defendant in the suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has directed job candidates still working for Apple to bring \u2018actual parts\u2019 from Apple to their interviews for \u2018show and tell\u2019 sessions in which he and his team at OpenAI can elicit still more Apple confidential information,\u201d the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n

Apple also alleges that Chang Liu, a former senior system electrical engineer at the company who now works at OpenAI, stole an Apple laptop. Additionally, Liu is accused of having downloaded dozens of confidential hardware files. Liu is also named as a defendant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple\u2019s trade secrets and confidential information,\u201d Apple said in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no interest in other companies\u2019 trade secrets,\u201d OpenAi said in a statement to Reuters. \u201cWe remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

OpenAI and Apple did not immediately respond to Gizmodo\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Suit is the latest evidence of widening rift<\/h2>\n

The lawsuit marks a major shift in the relationship between the companies, which began to sour as OpenAI started to make moves into consumer hardware.<\/p>\n

OpenAI acquired io, the hardware startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, for $6.5 billion last year. Apple\u2019s lawsuit also names io as a defendant.<\/p>\n

Apple and OpenAI previously struck a partnership in 2024 to integrate ChatGPT into Apple devices. However, earlier this year Apple anounced it was revamping Siri with Google\u2019s Gemini models.<\/p>\n

For his part, Altman appears to be downplaying the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I] am not afraid of apple, but i have tremendous respect for them. s-tier company,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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OpenAI co-founders-turned-rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded several jabs on X over the weekend. While the two have gone back and forth online plenty of times before, this latest spat was prompted by news that Apple is suing OpenAI.<\/p>\n

\u201cScam Altman strikes again,\u201d Musk wrote Saturday morning in response to a post about the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The iPhone maker filed the suit Friday in a California federal court, accusing OpenAI and two former Apple employees who now work at the AI company of stealing trade secrets related to Apple\u2019s manufacturing processes and products still in development.<\/p>\n

Musk quickly seized on the news as another opportunity to attack Altman.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe takes scamming to a whole new level,\u201d Musk wrote in a separate post.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe might literally love scamming more than any human alive!\u201d he continued in yet another post.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Altman to fire back at Musk.<\/p>\n

\u201c[H]omeboy you\u2019re the one sellling public market investors on short-term space datacenters,\u201d Altman wrote, referring to SpaceX\u2019s recent IPO.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe start flying them next year. Maybe you can come see them if your parole officer approves,\u201d Musk replied.<\/p>\n

Altman also suggested Musk\u2019s renewed attention is due to OpenAI\u2019s latest AI model.<\/p>\n

\u201c[T]here are a lot of benchmarks that suggest 5.6 sol is the best model in the world right now, but the most reliable way to tell is that elon is obsessed with me again,\u201d Altman wrote Saturday.<\/p>\n

The latest in an ongoing fued<\/h2>\n

The exchange was just the latest round in Musk and Altman\u2019s years-long feud.<\/p>\n

Musk helped launch OpenAI with Altman and several others in 2015 but left in 2018 following disagreements over the company\u2019s direction. He later founded the rival AI company xAI, which is now part of SpaceX.<\/p>\n

Musk sued OpenAI and Altman in 2024, accusing them of fraud. He claimed he had been misled into co-founding and funding OpenAI under the belief that it would remain a nonprofit. His lawsuit alleged that Altman built a secretive network of for-profit affiliates, took control of the nonprofit\u2019s board, engaged in self-dealing and diverted its talent and technology for financial gain.<\/p>\n

A federal jury ruled in favor of Altman and OpenAI earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Now, Altman and OpenAI face a new legal battle with Apple.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s complaint against OpenAI<\/h2>\n

Apple\u2019s complaint alleges that OpenAI Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan, a former Apple vice president, directed Apple employees interviewing with OpenAI to share company secrets during the hiring process. Tan is named as a defendant in the suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has directed job candidates still working for Apple to bring \u2018actual parts\u2019 from Apple to their interviews for \u2018show and tell\u2019 sessions in which he and his team at OpenAI can elicit still more Apple confidential information,\u201d the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n

Apple also alleges that Chang Liu, a former senior system electrical engineer at the company who now works at OpenAI, stole an Apple laptop. Additionally, Liu is accused of having downloaded dozens of confidential hardware files. Liu is also named as a defendant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple\u2019s trade secrets and confidential information,\u201d Apple said in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no interest in other companies\u2019 trade secrets,\u201d OpenAi said in a statement to Reuters. \u201cWe remain focused on building innovative technology that empowers people everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

OpenAI and Apple did not immediately respond to Gizmodo\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Suit is the latest evidence of widening rift<\/h2>\n

The lawsuit marks a major shift in the relationship between the companies, which began to sour as OpenAI started to make moves into consumer hardware.<\/p>\n

OpenAI acquired io, the hardware startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, for $6.5 billion last year. Apple\u2019s lawsuit also names io as a defendant.<\/p>\n

Apple and OpenAI previously struck a partnership in 2024 to integrate ChatGPT into Apple devices. However, earlier this year Apple anounced it was revamping Siri with Google\u2019s Gemini models.<\/p>\n

For his part, Altman appears to be downplaying the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I] am not afraid of apple, but i have tremendous respect for them. s-tier company,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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