OpenAI head of safety Johannes Heidecke departs amid reorganization

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The post OpenAI’s top safety chief leaves company as AI giant prepares for blockbuster IPO appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. OpenAI has lost its top safety systems executive as the company heads toward a possible blockbuster IPO. Johannes Heidecke, who led that work, told employees this week that he is leaving. His exit follows an internal overhaul that brings safety staff closer to the researchers building the company’s newest models. The departure comes during a busy period for OpenAI. The company has released GPT-5.6, changed senior roles, and entered a legal fight with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). It is also pushing into consumer hardware. OpenAI entrusts Mia Glaese with overseeing research and safety According to WIRED, Chief Research Officer Mark Chen told staff that Mia Glaese will now lead research and safety. She had served as vice president of research and head of alignment. Her new title is vice president of research and safety, and all safety teams will answer to her. Saachi Ja

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Johannes Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to further integrate its research and safety teams.

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Suit claims OpenAI poached Apple workers, coaxing them to share confidential material in bid to create hardware Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday alleging the artificial intelligence firm stole company trade secrets in a move to create its own hardware device. The suit claims OpenAI poached Apple employees, coaxing them to hand over confidential material, product designs and other tightly held information. Continue reading...

The post OpenAI Back in Another Legal War Weeks After Beating Elon Musk appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of running a scheme to steal trade secrets tied to its unreleased hardware. The complaint also names two former Apple employees central to OpenAI’s device push. The filing marks OpenAI’s second major legal fight in a month. Just weeks earlier, the company shook off trade secrets claims from Elon Musk’s xAI, only to face a far larger accuser. Why Apple Sued OpenAI Apple filed the suit on July 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. It names OpenAI, its io Products hardware unit, and two former Apple staff as defendants. Apple was blunt about the scope. “At every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple’s trade secrets and confidential information,” Apple made the claim in its complaint. Follow

The post Apple Sues OpenAI, Claims Former Employees Stole Trade Secrets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging theft of hardware trade secrets. The complaint claims former Apple employees accessed confidential files, shared supplier information, and used internal information at OpenAI. The lawsuit follows OpenAI’s $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s hardware startup io Products. Apple has sued OpenAI and two former employees, accusing the ChatGPT maker of using stolen trade secrets for its consumer hardware efforts. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, names former Apple senior system electrical engineer Chang Liu and former iPhone and Apple Watch design executive Tang Yew Tan, along with OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI Group PBC, and io Products. Apple alleges Liu, who left the company in January after eight years, failed to return a company laptop and later accessed App