As OpenAI nears the end of a trial to decide a multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed against it by one of its founders, Elon Musk, the artificial intelligence company is considering another legal battle.
OpenAI is considering legal action against Apple over the integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot into its devices, a person familiar with the company’s decision said on condition of anonymity.
The companies struck a deal two years ago as part of a promised overhaul of Apple’s artificial intelligence products, such as its Siri personal assistant. ChatGPT would support some of these AI features, for example by answering more complex questions on Siri’s behalf.
Now OpenAI is considering legal action, such as sending Apple a breach of contract notice, the person said.
Last year, Apple struggled with its AI upgrades and delayed the release of an improved Siri. Since then, the iPhone maker has largely remained aloof from AI, even as other tech giants spend hundreds of billions of dollars building AI models and data centers, and startups push the technology envelope.
Apple declined to comment. Bloomberg reported earlier is considering legal action on OpenAI.
In recent months, OpenAI has tried to rework its deal with Apple, the person said. OpenAI expected the deal to encourage people to subscribe to ChatGPT and Apple to make the chatbot prominent in Siri. Instead, OpenAI was disappointed with Apple’s integration of ChatGPT, complaining that the ability to use the chatbot with Siri was difficult for some people to find.
Considering legal action could be a negotiation as Apple takes steps to also work with OpenAI’s competitors in the fast-growing AI market. In January, Apple said it would use Gemini AI models and Google’s cloud computing services to power its AI products, including Siri.
