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'This place is crazy': Ex-Apple engineer's texts highlight OpenAI's AI-centric workplace

Business InsiderPublished Aug 4, 2026

A former Apple engineer who joined OpenAI described OpenAI's workplace as highly AI-centric, contrasting it with Apple's environment. These comments surfaced amid Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI.

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