"Two Elon Musk-backed businesses have officially sued Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of joining forces illegally to block threats from potential competitors. The lawsuit, filed in the US by X and xAI, takes aim at Apple's decision to integrate OpenAI's chatbot into the operating systems of its smartphones, an exclusive arrangement that it says violated competition law. The filing makes good on a threat Musk had lobbed against the two tech giants earlier this month,"
"Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while OpenAI said the filing was "consistent with Mr Musk's ongoing pattern of harassment". Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman founded OpenAI together in 2015. But the two have since become bitter rivals, with Mr Musk accusing Mr Altman of leading OpenAI too far from its founding in the name of public good. Their fights have intensified as Musk has launched his own AI firms, including xAI and Grok, a chatbot alternative."
X and xAI filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in Texas accusing Apple and OpenAI of an exclusive 2024 arrangement integrating OpenAI's chatbot into Apple smartphone operating systems. The complaint asserts the deal lacked valid business justification, impeded competition, gave OpenAI access to prompts and activity of millions of Apple customers, and boosted the ChatGPT app's App Store downloads relative to other generative AI chatbots. The filing alleges the arrangement foreclosed competition, deprived rivals of scale, reduced quality and innovation, and helped OpenAI and Apple maintain monopolies. The complaint notes OpenAI controls about 80% of the US generative AI chatbot market and Apple holds about 65% of the smartphone market.
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