Dorsia Sues, Stating Engineer Who Infiltrated Rival Startup Consulted Artificial Intelligence

Dining and events platform Dorsia has filed a lawsuit in New York state court against rival startup Rumor Group, alleging that an engineer stole company secrets and asked an employer-paid AI assistant what could be done to avoid getting caught.

According to the complaint filed by Dorsia, an engineer named Chris Mathew transferred confidential trade information to Rumor Group and used his corporate account on Anthropic's Claude chatbot to query how he could conceal his tracks. The lawsuit document stated that Mathew asked the artificial intelligence how he could transition to Rumor without incurring legal liability, what he could take with him, and how he could evade being caught.

Rumor Group's attorney, Maurice Pessah, stated in a remark that the companies operate completely different businesses, arguing that Dorsia was attempting to make lowball offers through threats of litigation. In the case heard in New York state court, Dorsia is seeking financial damages and an injunction against the use of its confidential information under accusations of unfair competition and breach of contract.