苹果公司已在加州联邦法院对人工智能公司 OpenAI 提起诉讼，指控其利用窃取的苹果商业机密来构建针对 ChatGPT 的专用硬件业务 [1]。该诉讼特别指出，两名前苹果员工目前任职于 OpenAI，涉嫌利用在职期间获取的内部信息协助被告开发相关硬件产品 [1]。尽管苹果公司与 OpenAI 此前曾就 Siri 集成达成过合作意向，但此次法律行动标志着双方关系的彻底破裂 [1]。
被指控的被告包括 OpenAI 首席硬件官 Tang Tan 以及前电气工程师 Chang Liu [1]。OpenAI 方面正致力于开发超越传统界面的新型 AI 交互设备 [1]。此前，OpenAI 已宣布以近 65 亿美元收购了由苹果联合创始人 Jony Ive 创立的 io Products [1]。此外，OpenAI 首席财务官 Sarah Friar 确认，该公司的消费者硬件产品将于今年年底推出 [1]。
Apple has filed a lawsuit in federal court in California alleging that artificial intelligence company OpenAI stole its trade secrets to develop specialized hardware for the ChatGPT platform [1]. The complaint identifies two former Apple employees currently working at OpenAI as suspects, accusing them of using confidential information obtained during their tenure at Apple to assist OpenAI in building its hardware business [1]. This legal action marks a significant rupture between the two companies, which previously cooperated on integrating Siri into OpenAI's services [1]. The lawsuit specifically names Tang Tan, who serves as Chief Hardware Officer at OpenAI, and Chang Liu, a former electrical engineer, among those accused of misappropriating trade secrets [1]. In related developments regarding its hardware ambitions, OpenAI recently acquired io Products for nearly $6.5 billion; the firm was co-founded by Apple's late design chief Jony Ive [1]. Furthermore, Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer at OpenAI, has confirmed that consumer-facing hardware is scheduled to launch later this year [1].