Four years ago, Jony Ive left Apple, and joined OpenAI, yet he isn’t named in the intellectual property theft suit. The reasons for that are myriad, ranging from the personal to practical.
Jony Ive & OpenAI’s Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI
On July 10, Apple launched what looks to become a major lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ex-Apple employees of stealing intellectual property. However, despite former Apple design chief’s links to OpenAI, he isn’t in the crosshairs of Apple’s lawyers.
In Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman writes about the lawsuit and the oddity. He believes there are two big reasons for Apple not to implicate Ive in the lawsuit at all.