Apple alleges OpenAI employee accessed circuit plans after joining startup — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-alleges-openai-employee-accessed-circuit-plans-after-joining-startupContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Apple alleges OpenAI employee used stolen circuit plans to train AI agenthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-alleges-openai-employee-accessed-circuit-plans-after-joining-startuphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-alleges-openai-employee-accessed-circuit-plans-after-joining-startup#u54686Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:45:30 +0000Apple filed a federal court document on August 31, 2026, claiming a former engineer used a confidential circuit schematic at OpenAI. Forensic analysis of a MacBook belonging to Chang Liu allegedly shows he used an AI agent to run simulations of the highly confidential plans. Apple further alleges the employee destroyed evidence after discovering he was under investigation. OpenAI has responded by calling the dispute a mess of Apple's own making and defending its recruitment of former Apple staff for its expansion into consumer hardware.Why it mattersThe lawsuit centers on the theft of tra