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Apple Rejects Musk’s Claim of Favoritism in OpenAI Partnership

  • Apple is seeking the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X Corp. regarding its partnership with OpenAI.
  • The lawsuit claims that Apple showed favoritism by giving OpenAI’s ChatGPT app prominent placement and not including Elon Musk’s xAI.
  • Apple’s lawyers stated the company plans to work with multiple AI chatbot providers in the future.
  • The court filing argues that antitrust laws do not require Apple to partner with every AI chatbot, regardless of quality or other concerns.
  • Retail investor sentiment was reported as neutral on OpenAI, bullish on X Corp., and bearish on Apple at the time of writing.

Apple has requested the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by X Corp., the social media and AI company led by Elon Musk. The legal complaint, filed in August, accused Apple of hindering innovation and limiting consumer choice by giving preferential treatment to OpenAI as its Artificial Intelligence partner.

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According to a court filing on Tuesday, Apple stated it has publicly expressed plans to collaborate with multiple generative AI chatbot providers. The company’s lawyers argued that the alleged antitrust harm is based on speculation.

The dispute centers on Musk’s claim that Apple unfairly highlighted OpenAI’s ChatGPT app on the App Store’s top picks and ranking pages while excluding his own company’s chatbot offerings. “The antitrust injury alleged by Musk’s companies is based on speculation on top of speculation,” Apple’s legal team stated, according to a Bloomberg report.

The court documents addressed the claim from X Corp. that Apple would need to partner with every chatbot provider to comply with antitrust laws. “Apple cannot partner with OpenAI without simultaneously partnering with every other generative AI chatbot—regardless of quality, privacy or safety considerations, technical feasibility, stage of development, or commercial terms. Of course, the antitrust laws do not require that,” Apple’s lawyers wrote.

Previously, Elon Musk voiced criticism of Apple’s policies, including the company’s 30% commission on in-app purchases in 2022. Reports described market sentiment at the time of this legal dispute as neutral for OpenAI, bullish for X Corp., and bearish for Apple.

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