Sam Altman & Tang Tan

Sam Altman: Sam Altman is driving OpenAI's hardware strategy, meeting with South Korean leadership to secure a testbed for the device.

Tang Tan: Tang Tan, OpenAI's chief hardware officer, is named in Apple's lawsuit alleging trade secret theft.

Sam Altman: Altman, OpenAI's CEO, is not named in this lawsuit but was previously sued by Iyo Inc. for trademark infringement. His leadership is under scrutiny.

Tang Tan: Tang Tan is OpenAI's Chief Hardware Officer and a former Apple executive. He is accused of leading the alleged scheme to steal Apple's trade secrets, and is personally sued for breach of contract.

Sam Altman: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is involved in the public spat with Elon Musk, but his role in the lawsuit is indirect.

Tang Tan: Tang Tan, OpenAI's chief hardware officer and former Apple design executive, is accused of using knowledge of unreleased Apple products to extract information from job candidates. He is a central figure in the lawsuit.