Apple probably won't add Jony Ive to OpenAI trade secret theft suit
Four years ago, Jony Ive stopped working for Apple, and started working with OpenAI, yet he isn't named in the intellectual property theft suit. The reasons for that are myriad, ranging from the personal to practical. Jony Ive & OpenAI's Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI On July 10, Apple launched what looks to become a major lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ex-Apple employees of stealing intellectual property. However, despite former Apple design chief's links to OpenAI, he isn't in the crosshairs of Apple's lawyers. In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , Mark Gurman writes about the lawsuit and the oddity. He believes there are two big reasons for Apple not to implicate Ive in the lawsuit at all. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Four years ago, Jony Ive stopped working for Apple, and started working with OpenAI, yet he isn't named in the intellectual property theft suit. The reasons for that are myriad, ranging from the personal to practical. Jony Ive & OpenAI's Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI On July 10, Apple launched what looks to become a major lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ex-Apple employees of stealing intellectual property. However, despite former Apple design chief's links to OpenAI, he isn't in the crosshairs of Apple's lawyers. In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , Mark Gurman writes about the lawsuit and the oddity. He believes there are two big reasons for Apple not to implicate Ive in the lawsuit at all. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Four years ago, Jony Ive stopped working for Apple, and started working with OpenAI, yet he isn't named in the intellectual property theft suit.
The reasons for that are myriad, ranging from the personal to practical.
Jony Ive & OpenAI's Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI On July 10, Apple launched what looks to become a major lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ex-Apple employees of stealing intellectual property.
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