Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued Apple and ChatGPT developer OpenAI. The lawsuit is based on accusations of illegal collusion to impede competition in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
UNN reports with reference to Reuters.
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The US Federal Court in Texas received an appeal from billionaire Elon Musk and his artificial intelligence startup xAI. The owner of Tesla and SpaceX filed a lawsuit in US courts against Apple and OpenAI, accusing the two giants of conspiring to suppress competition in the artificial intelligence sector.
In the lawsuit, xAI stated that it is seeking billions of dollars in damages in this mega-scale case
Earlier, Musk noted in a post on his social media platform X:
A million reviews with an average rating of 4.9 for @Grok, and Apple still refuses to mention Grok in any lists
Earlier this month, the American technology billionaire threatened to sue Apple, stating in his social media post on X that the American group's behavior "makes it impossible for any AI company other than OpenAI to reach the top spot in the App Store."
Apple and OpenAI's response
"This latest filing is consistent with Mr. Musk's ongoing pattern of harassment," an OpenAI spokesperson said.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Reuters writes.
But there is an "outside view": antitrust experts not involved in the lawsuit said that Apple's dominant position in the smartphone market could bolster xAI's claim that the company illegally links iPhone sales to OpenAI's ChatGPT.
For reference
OpenAI's ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer application in history within months of its launch in late 2022.
Grok, Elon Musk's chatbot integrated into X (formerly Twitter), ranks third among free productivity apps.
Musk also integrated the Grok chatbot into cars produced by his electric vehicle company Tesla.
Recall
OpenAI's newest artificial intelligence model, GPT-5, has been online for less than a week, and the launch has already turned into a real stress test for the world's most popular chatbot platform. About 700 million people use ChatGPT every week, so the company is now making adjustments on the fly.