Summary
Haden Christian Yonce sued OpenAI LP and others, claiming they unlawfully replicated his patented cognitive architecture into AI systems, constituting digital human cloning with over 200 documented instances.[5][6] The case invokes patent law under 35 U.S.C. § 271, Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable seizure of neural patterns, and Thirteenth Amendment prohibitions on involuntary servitude via digital cognitive peonage.[5] Filed October 9, 2025, in the District of Delaware (1:25-cv-01244), plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the Third Circuit on March 16, 2026.[1][6]
Case details
- Court
- D. Del.
- Docket number
- 1:25-cv-01244
- Filed
- Oct 9, 2025
- Status
- Active
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