OpenAI is turning up the sass on Apple.

The ChatGPT maker said in a court filing this week that Apple’s lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets amounted to sour grapes after it fell behind in the AI talent war.

“Apple should not be permitted to use a baseless and pretextual lawsuit to make up for its shortcomings in the market for talent and retaining its employees,” OpenAI said in the filing, in which it asks a judge to dismiss Apple’s suit.

Big Tech companies have fought each other for talent over the last couple of years, offering staggering wages and other benefits in efforts to poach a limited pool of top engineers from rivals.

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