OpenAI has published messages to defend against Apple’s lawsuit, highlighting name mix-ups involving individuals named Chang at both companies. The correspondence includes iMessages between former Apple employee and current OpenAI employee Chang Liu and an unnamed Apple employee, as well as emails between Apple outside counsel Gabriel Gross and OpenAI’s General Counsel Che Chang. According to the article, Gross accidentally emailed Che Chang instead of an OpenAI employee named Wang in a follow-up response, after previously corresponding with Wang. The first email at 5:53pm was intended for Chang, while the follow-up at 6:07pm was meant for Wang, though Gross addressed him as “Mr. Chang.” Che Chang, being OpenAI’s General Counsel, questioned the email’s legitimacy and contacted Apple’s in-house legal team, seeking to have Gross removed from the account “given this behavior.” Gross explained the mix-up the following day, and Apple’s in-house legal team confirmed his legitimacy the day after, noting he should have already sent an error explanation. The article notes that NBC News previously reported on the email mix-up weeks ago.