xAI and X filed a multi-count antitrust lawsuit alleging Apple and OpenAI conspired to stifle competition in mobile machine intelligence. xAI alleges OpenAI controls at least 80% of the market, limiting other generative AI chatbots from gaining share, and contends Grok has captured only a few percent despite strong features. The complaint claims Apple's June integration deal with OpenAI breached antitrust laws, citing violations of the Sherman Act and Texas antitrust statutes and alleging civil and unfair conspiracy. OpenAI dismissed the filing as harassment, and Apple and xAI had not publicly responded to requests for comment.
In 61 pages of court documents xAI filed on Monday in the Northern District of Texas, xAI claims that Apple's June deal with OpenAI to integrate with Cupertino's kit was a breach of antitrust laws. Specifically Musk's company accuses the pair of violating six counts under the 1890 Sherman Act, and one each of civil conspiracy and unfair conspiracy, and two counts under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act.
xAI claims that the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 "blindsided" Apple and that the iPhone iterator has been playing catch-up ever since, worried that "super apps" - such as the one xAI claims to be developing - will erode Siri's position as the digital assistant of choice. It claims that Apple signed an exclusive deal with OpenAI, despite the fact that you can upload other AI search tools like Grok, Gemini, and others, to iOS and macOS.
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