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Apple Sues OpenAI: Whose Secrets Are These?

20 July 2026 · The Neural Feed
Apple Sues OpenAI: Whose Secrets Are These? – Neural Toons comic

“When tech giants fight, everyone wonders about their own secrets.”

The story behind the toon

What happened: Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misconduct and the transfer of trade secrets. This comes as over 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI. The lawsuit could significantly impact OpenAI's plans for a public stock offering and raise concerns about trust in AI companies regarding data and intellectual property.

This Neural Toon is based on the story “Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI threatens its IPO plans”.

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Comic transcript

Panel 1 – Mia: Big companies fight over them often.

Panel 1 – Jake: My code ideas... are they safe?

Panel 1 – Fact: Ever worry if your big ideas are safe?

Panel 2 – Mia: Their secrets. Over 400 ex-Apple staff now work there.

Panel 2 – Jake: WHAT?! Stealing what?!

Panel 2 – Fact: Apple just sued OpenAI for stealing!

Panel 3 – Mia: OpenAI's plans to go public might slow.

Panel 3 – Jake: No new AI apps for me?

Panel 3 – Fact: This could delay new AI tools for you.

Panel 4 – Mia: Good question, Jake. Good question.

Panel 4 – Jake: Can we trust AI with our data?

Panel 4 – Fact: It makes trusting AI companies harder.

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