OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned
Key takeaways
- Any legal move would likely wait until after the conclusion of OpenAI s ongoing trial with Elon Musk.
- Still, it s a reminder of what a difficult partner Apple can be for major software companies.
- TechCrunch has reached out to both OpenAI and Apple for comment.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Open AI is so frustrated with Apple over a Chat GPT integration that failed to deliver the subscribers and prominence it expected that the company is now actively exploring legal action against the i Phone maker, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
According to Bloomberg, Open AI has enlisted an outside law firm to work through its options, which could include sending Apple a formal breach-of-contract notice without necessarily escalating to a full lawsuit (at least not immediately). Any legal move would likely wait until after the conclusion of OpenAI s ongoing trial with Elon Musk.
Still, it s a reminder of what a difficult partner Apple can be for major software companies. The iPhone is an enormously attractive platform for growth, but it s fully under Apple s control and companies that build there are only guests. From Google to Adobe, there s a long history of Apple showing guests the door when they seem as if they re getting too comfortable.