xAI sued Apple and OpenAI in a United States federal court in Texas, alleging an illegal conspiracy to thwart AI competition and maintain monopolies. The complaint alleges that Apple and OpenAI locked up markets to prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing and that Apple suppressed xAI products, including on the App Store. xAI says an exclusive June 2024 arrangement to integrate ChatGPT into Apple's operating system made ChatGPT the only generative AI chatbot integrated into iPhone, leaving users with no integrated alternative for key tasks. xAI contends that absent the exclusive deal Apple would have promoted the X app and the Grok app more prominently; Apple holds about 65 percent of the smartphone market and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence (AI). The lawsuit filed in a United States federal court in Texas on Monday says that Apple and OpenAI have locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing.
The lawsuit pointed out that in June 2024, Apple and OpenAI announced they would integrate ChatGPT into Apple's operating system under an exclusive arrangement. OpenAI's exclusive arrangement has made ChatGPT the only generative AI chatbot integrated into the iPhone. This means that if iPhone users want to use a generative AI chatbot for key tasks on their devices, they have no choice but to use ChatGPT, even if they would prefer to use more innovative and imaginative products like xAI's Grok, the lawsuit alleged.
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