In TrendsSensex TodayAsian StocksGold-Silver PricesBrent Crude Prices‘Mega Apple fanboy’ Sam Altman was ‘very sad’ after iPhone maker sued OpenAI: All about the caseSam Altman said he was personally disappointed by the legal clash given his long-standing admiration for the iPhone maker, Apple.By CNBCTV18.com September 7, 2026, 3:37:35 PM IST (Published)OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described himself as a ‘mega Apple fanboy’ and admitted he was ‘very sad’ when the tech giant filed a lawsuit against his company.Speaking during a recent interview with technology journalist Alex Heath, Altman said he was personally disappointed by the legal clash given his long-standing admiration for the iPhone maker and the close ties the companies shared as recently as 2024.“I’m like a mega Apple fanboy, and I was very sad about that,” Business Insider quoted Altman as saying.The OpenAI chief added that the company has no interest in acquiring competitors’ intellectual property or proprietary information.Altman said his initial reaction to the lawsuit was concern, he thought something had gone significantly wrong.“When I first heard about it, I was like, ‘Man, this sounds egregious. Someone must have done something badly,’” Altman said, adding, “We don’t want any company’s IP, and we certainly don’t want people who…
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