A federal judge ordered OpenAI to give Apple hiring and interview records for former Apple employees as part of the trade secrets lawsuit Apple filed in July 2026. The order marks a key step in discovery.
Apple alleges that OpenAI systematically recruited its employees to obtain confidential hardware information, including product designs and manufacturing processes, to build competing devices. Apple says the records could support its claims that OpenAI used its hiring practices to misappropriate proprietary data.
More than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI.