If OpenAI has nothing to hide, it has nothing to fear

The company has also said it is making something completely new, so it doesn’t need Apple’s secrets anyway. But that doesn’t seem to add up against the evidence Apple has provided so far, though I’m neither judge nor lawyer; the case will be decided in the court, not here.

A familiar defense

The poverty of OpenAI’s defense aside, one truth is clear: If the company has nothing to hide, then it should have nothing to fear, and in that context it is strange that it has tried to block Apple’s attempt to expedite the discovery process. 

After all, if there is nothing to hide, then surely it makes more sense to get the trial over and done with. That would free up OpenAI’s resources for its looming IPO, the introduction of an entirely new product category it claims has nothing to do with Apple (bar the services of around 400 ex-Apple staff, including former Chief Designer Jony Ive), and attempting to build its business.