Apple Sues OpenAI, Experts Sign Another AI Warning Letter, Paramount Threatens CA Exit
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, California's challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, and a new letter from 200+ AI researchers.
The gist
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Apple's lawsuit stems partly from its own security failures, including a former employee who kept his laptop for weeks and kept accessing internal servers.
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OpenAI has hired 400+ Apple engineers and acquired Johnny Ive's design firm, signaling plans to build consumer hardware that could rival the iPhone.
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Paramount is threatening to move operations to Georgia, Texas, or Toronto, which could cost California up to $1.2B in transaction fees.
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The AI researchers' letter uses vague language deliberately to avoid quotes being tied directly to lab CEOs like Sam Altman or Dario Amodei.
Also mentioned
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· "Ben Thompson and Ralph Winkler in the Wall Street Journal both had interesting angles here."
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