Elon Musk's xAI sued OpenAI and Apple in a Texas court alleging a conspiracy to monopolize smartphone and generative AI chatbot markets. The complaint challenges Apple's integration of OpenAI's AI into its operating systems and seeks to unwind that partnership while recovering billions in damages. Musk's Grok chatbot has struggled to match ChatGPT's prominence, and Musk had threatened legal action after claiming Apple prevented other AI companies from reaching the top of its App Store. OpenAI rejected the allegations and described the suit as part of Musk's broader attacks. The lawsuit continues a public feud between Musk and Sam Altman dating back to their 2015 founding of OpenAI and Musk's 2018 departure after proposing a takeover.
The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court on Monday, accuses the companies of a conspiracy to monopolize the markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots. Musk had earlier this month threatened to sue Apple and OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, after claiming that Apple was making it impossible for any other AI companies to reach the top spot on its app store. Musk's xAI makes the Grok chatbot, which has struggled to become as prominent as ChatGPT.
Defendants entered an unlawful agreement and conspiracy to leverage Apple's monopoly power in the US smartphone market to maintain OpenAI's monopoly power in generative AI chatbots, the complaint states. It is also seeking to recover billions in damages. OpenAI rejected Musk's allegations and framed the suit as part of his broader attacks against the company. This latest filing is consistent with Mr Musk's ongoing pattern of harassment, an OpenAI spokesperson said.
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