Elon Musk filed suit against Apple and OpenAI alleging an anticompetitive agreement that limits competition in generative AI chatbots. The complaint claims ChatGPT integration into iOS and Siri privileges OpenAI, undermining rivals like Grok and protecting Apple's smartphone market position. The filing asserts Apple partnered with OpenAI to block X and xAI innovation out of fear that a Grok-powered super app could reduce reliance on iPhones. The complaint cites Eddy Cue expressing concerns that AI could harm Apple's smartphone business, referencing foreign super-app patterns such as WeChat in China.
At first, Musk appeared fixated on ChatGPT consistently topping Apple's "Must Have" app list-which Grok has never made-claiming Apple seemed to preference OpenAI, an Apple partner, over all chatbot rivals. But Musk's filing shows that the X and xAI owner isn't just trying to push for more Grok downloads on iPhones-he's concerned that Apple and OpenAI have teamed up to completely dash his "everything app" dreams, which was the reason he bought Twitter.
As Musk sees it, Apple is supposedly so worried that X will use Grok to create a "super app" that replaces the need for a sophisticated smartphone that the iPhone maker decided to partner with OpenAI to limit X and xAI innovation. The complaint quotes Apple executive Eddy Cue as expressing "worries that AI might destroy Apple's smartphone business," due to patterns observed in foreign markets where super apps exist, like WeChat in China.
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