Apple's former vice president of product design, Tang Tan, is at the center of two trade secret theft lawsuits against OpenAI. Here's who he is, how he got started, and why he is crucial to OpenAI's future. Tang Tam - Image Credit: mit.gelstagram/Instagram On July 10, Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI , alleging that two former Apple employees stole its intellectual property. The trade secrets would allegedly be used by OpenAI's hardware teams to produce new products, including a planned AI device. One name stands out prominently in the affair. Tang Tan is a major figure, partly because of his position at Apple and at OpenAI, and from his alleged activities that prompted the lawsuit. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
It seemed as if the last straw for Apple was how OpenAI failed to respond to complaints about trade secret theft, but the ChatGPT maker says it did reply and the real problem is a lack of attention to detail by Apple's lawyers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman - image credit: Emerson Collective Apple is suing OpenAI over alleged theft of intellectual property, and initially the firm's response was an empty claim of being unaware of the issue. However, as first spotted by NBC , OpenAI's lawyers are now concentrating on an issue they seem to think derails the whole suit. Reportedly, despite Apple saying that OpenAI failed to even respond to its allegations of trade secret theft, the company says it did. A source that is unknown but difficult not to guess, has shared OpenAI emails with NBC and they apparently do confirm that the firm responded. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
