Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup xAI and his social-media platform X filed a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. and OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, accusing the two companies of conspiring to stifle competition in smartphones and generative AI chatbots. The 61-page complaint contends that Apple’s June 2024 decision to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into iPhones, along with alleged manipulation of App Store rankings, deprives rival services of access to billions of user prompts and makes it “impossible” for xAI’s Grok and other chatbots to reach top chart positions. The suit says Apple controls roughly 65 percent of the U.S. smartphone market while OpenAI commands at least 80 percent of the chatbot segment, calling the partnership “a tale of two monopolists.” xAI and X seek several billion dollars in damages, a permanent injunction unwinding the Apple-OpenAI arrangement, and court orders barring what they describe as exclusionary conduct that violates the Sherman Act and Texas antitrust law. They also ask for a jury trial. Apple has not responded publicly to the filing. An OpenAI spokesperson dismissed the case as consistent with Musk’s “ongoing pattern of harassment.” The action deepens Musk’s legal battles with OpenAI, which he co-founded in 2015, and adds to mounting scrutiny of Apple’s App Store practices from regulators and developers.
From the court filings by xAI aginst Apple and OpenAI. What they are saying. 👇 - @xai says Apple and OpenAI cut an exclusive deal that makes ChatGPT the only chatbot built into the iPhone, which they say locks up both smartphones and chatbots. - Apple holds 65% of US https://t.co/atMvfGmKNj https://t.co/jlwd42migQ
Apple's partnership with OpenAI is "a tale of two monopolists joining forces,” Elon Musk's xAI and X allege in a suit filed Monday. The suit alleges Apple and OpenAI have “locked up” their respective monopolies in the smartphone and AI chatbot markets. https://t.co/jz8GaPgZh8
Elon Musk sues Apple, OpenAI to block exclusive iPhone/ChatGPT integration https://t.co/73w3E1mO2u