OpenAI countersues Apple — and releases receipts proving it
openai counters apple's lawsuit claiming it poached employees, releasing message logs as proof. this escalates the legal war for ai talent.
openai filed a countersuit against apple, accusing the tech giant of fabricating a narrative about employee poaching to block hiring. the company released specific message logs showing no evidence of the supposed solicitation, calling apple's claims 'baseless.' this legal battle highlights the intensifying fight over specialized ai talent and the aggressive use of litigation to enforce non-competes. the outcome sets a precedent for how employee mobility is handled in the generative ai boom.