Apple filed a commerce secrets and techniques lawsuit in opposition to OpenAI final Friday, and it’s not messing round. The criticism alleges a sample of misconduct reaching all the best way as much as OpenAI’s chief {hardware} officer and claims greater than 400 former Apple staff now work on the firm. OpenAI’s response to date has been rigorously hedged, and the timing couldn’t be worse with the corporate reportedly eyeing an IPO as early as later this 12 months.
On this episode of TechCrunch’s Fairness podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into what the lawsuit might imply for OpenAI’s personal {hardware} ambitions and IPO timeline, plus an even bigger theme operating via the week’s information: how a lot ought to anybody belief AI corporations with their knowledge?
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