Overview

• OpenAI asked a federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday to dismiss xAI’s lawsuit accusing it of poaching employees to steal Grok-related trade secrets.
• In its filing, OpenAI denied the claims as false and unsubstantiated and said departing xAI employees are free to choose new employers.
• OpenAI argued the case was brought to generate publicity, bully ex-xAI workers, and deter more employees from leaving Musk’s startup.
• xAI’s complaint, filed last week, asserts Grok is more efficient and powerful than ChatGPT and alleges OpenAI hired at least eight former xAI employees.
• The dispute is one front in wider litigation involving the companies, with Apple and OpenAI already seeking dismissal of xAI’s separate Apple suit and OpenAI pursuing a harassment case against Musk.