Apple Sues OpenAI Over Stolen Secrets
Apple 控告 OpenAI 竊取機密
Introduction
Apple is taking OpenAI to court. Apple says OpenAI stole secret information about its hardware.
Apple 正將 OpenAI 告上法庭。Apple 表示 OpenAI 竊取了其硬體相關的機密資訊。
Main Body
Apple says OpenAI asked Apple workers to steal secrets. Some workers took parts like batteries and boards. One worker used a laptop to steal many files after he left the company.
Apple 表示 OpenAI 要求 Apple 員工竊取機密。部分員工拿走了電池和電路板等零件。一名員工在離開公司後，使用筆記型電腦竊取了大量文件。
OpenAI has a company called io Products. Apple says this company tried to copy Apple's special metal designs. They lied to other companies to do this.
OpenAI 擁有一家名為 io Products 的公司。Apple 稱該公司試圖抄襲 Apple 特有的金屬設計，並對其他公司撒謊以達到此目的。
Apple and OpenAI were friends before. They put ChatGPT in Apple phones. Now, they are not friends. Apple is using Google's AI instead. Apple wants money and its secrets back.
Apple 與 OpenAI 以前關係良好，曾將 ChatGPT 整合進 Apple 手機中。但現在他們已不再是朋友，Apple 改為使用 Google 的 AI。Apple 要求賠償金員並追回其機密。
Conclusion
Apple wants a judge to stop OpenAI from using its secrets.
Apple 希望法官能制止 OpenAI 使用其機密。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Pattern
Look at how we talk about things happening right now in the story:
- Apple is taking OpenAI to court. (Happening now)
- Apple is using Google's AI. (Current habit/choice)
The Secret Recipe:
Person/Company + am/is/are + Action-ing
📦 Useful Objects
In this story, we see a list of physical things you can touch. These are great words for A2 beginners to describe a room or a desk:
- Batteries (Power for phones)
- Boards (Inside the computer)
- Laptop (A portable computer)
- Phones (What we call people on)
🔄 Then vs. Now
Notice how the story changes time. This is how you tell a simple story in English:
Past (Finished) They were friends. Present (Now) They are not friends.