# OpenAI Publishes Message Logs to Rebut Apple's Trade Secret Suit

Apple says a former engineer took confidential hardware information to OpenAI, while OpenAI's filing shows Apple staff continuing to ask that engineer for internal files weeks after he left.

- Published: 2026-08-05T05:48:38.661Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-08-05/openai-publishes-message-logs-to-rebut-apple-s-trade-secret
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/apple-is-getting-this-wrong), [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/04/openai-fires-back-at-apple-publishing-private-emails-to-counter-trade-secret-claims/)

Apple has sued OpenAI in federal court in California, alleging systematic theft of trade secrets through Chang Liu, a former Apple engineer who joined OpenAI, and claiming he improperly accessed confidential hardware information. OpenAI ans…

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