Elon Musk accuses of Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit
Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition
- Elon Musk, through his companies xAI and X Corp., has launched an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI in a Texas federal court.
- The lawsuit alleges that Apple and OpenAI are colluding to stifle competition in the artificial intelligence market, specifically by unfairly favouring ChatGPT in the iPhone's app store rankings.
- Musk's complaint claims Apple views AI as an "existential threat" to its iPhone dominance and is using the partnership to protect its market position.
- The legal action seeks monetary damages and a court order to prevent the alleged illegal tactics, following Musk's earlier accusations that Apple rigged the system against competitors like his Grok chatbot.
- OpenAI has dismissed the lawsuit as part of Mr Musk's "ongoing pattern of harassment", while Apple has not yet commented on the allegations.