Apple says an ex-engineer ran its secret circuit inside OpenAI.
Apple filed forensic findings from a former engineer's laptop on 31 August. It says he took dozens of confidential files and ran an Apple chip schematic in simulation. He then asked a colleague to wipe devices, and OpenAI now wants the case dismissed.
Why it mattersApple argues that a secret fed into a model can never be taken back out. If a judge agrees, every lab has to rethink how it hires from rivals.
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