Elon Musk has supported Apple in its trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI, which alleges the theft of proprietary hardware secrets and designs. The legal action adds further uncertainty to OpenAI's corporate governance and strategic plans.

Apple is suing OpenAI and its subsidiary io Products over allegations that the firm systematically recruited former staff to misappropriate proprietary hardware data.

Apple alleges that OpenAI systematically targeted former employees to obtain confidential technical specifications and documents for its hardware business. OpenAI has denied the claims of intellectual property theft.

Apple is suing OpenAI in federal court, alleging that the company misappropriated hardware trade secrets and recruited over 400 former Apple employees.