Apple Confuses Asian Surnames

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Apple had claimed that they contacted OpenAI in February and that we didn’t respond. They now admit that their outside lawyers emailed the wrong person after confusing two Asian last names—only after we brought this to their attention. Apple also claimed they had a discussion with our General Counsel, which they now concede never happened. But they again hide the fact that they never raised the specific

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A cropped screenshot shows a statement about Apple’s lawyers emailing the wrong person after confusing two Asian surnames. The joke highlights Apple’s embarrassing mistake and apparent denial of what happened, making it suitable as a sarcastic reaction to corporate incompetence or stereotyping. EN: A cropped screenshot shows a statement about Apple’s lawyers emailing the wrong person after confusing two Asian surnames. The joke highlights Apple’s embarrassing mistake and apparent denial of what happened, making it suitable as a sarcastic reaction to corporate incompetence or stereotyping.

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