OpenAI agrees not to use alleged Apple trade secrets amid ongoing lawsuit

Bloomberg reports that during a hearing today, OpenAI voluntarily agreed not to use Apple’s alleged trade secrets while the legal battle between the two companies plays out. Here are the details. Earlier today, OpenAI filed a new motion in the lawsuit in which Apple accuses the company of stealing trade secrets, alleging that a former employee who left OpenAI to return to Apple took more than 100 confidential files related to its unreleased hardware. Soon after, the parties in the lawsuit appeared at a hearing where, as reported by Bloomberg, Judge Edward Davila indicated he was “highly likely” to grant Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI.