- Elon Musk is threatening Apple with a lawsuit for allegedly playing favorites with OpenAI.
- Musk claims OpenAI’s ChatGPT sits at the top of the App Store’s “Must Have” section, despite Grok ranking 5th among all apps.
- Musk says that Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company to reach the #1 spot in the App Store.
Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple for allegedly favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT in App Store rankings. Musk calls it an “unequivocal antitrust violation” and preparing immediate legal action against Apple.
Musk shared a series of posts on X today, claiming that Apple is playing favorites with OpenAI . According to Musk, “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation.”
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To add some context, Musk’s AI company, xAI, recently rolled out Grok’s companion chatbot, followed by the controversial Grok Imagine tool, which can generate AI images and videos. Later, Grok Imagine was made free for all users.
This helped the Grok app climb to the 29th position in the App Store rankings, according to App Figures. Earlier today, xAI also made Grok 4 free for everyone, the company’s most advanced AI model. This only helped the app reach the 5th spot in the global rankings.
Frustrated over Apple’s alleged favoritism toward OpenAI, Musk is threatening the company with a lawsuit. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, replied to Elon’s post saying, “This is a remarkable claim given what I have heard alleged that Elon does to manipulate X to benefit himself and his own companies and harm his competitors and people he doesn’t like.”
So it seems the situation is heating up, and could end up in court. While Apple has a deal with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT features into Apple Intelligence , there is no indication that this partnership is influencing App Store rankings.
With over 4 year of experience under the belt, I cover all facets of consumer tech, from smartphones to other consumer electronics, our favorite social media apps, as well as the growing realm of AI and LLMs. As an Apps and AI writer app Beebom, I provide my expertise in all these areas, weaving stories that help you get familiar with the tech around you. But you will find me playing NYT daily puzzles in my free time.
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- Apple’s next-generation Siri will feature deeper integration with third-party apps, and you will be able to control them with your voice.
- The Cupertino giant has added a note to the App Intents system, mentioning that it’s working on in-app actions via Siri.
- Apple is working with companies like Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, along with a few games for its upcoming Siri.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is working on a voice control feature for its next-generation Siri model. This will allow users to give voice commands like searching for a particular video and playing it in full screen. You can even ask Siri to book a ride from your current location to home, and it will handle the rest.
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The Cupertino giant has added a note on its developer documentation for the App Intents system. This handles connecting apps with Siri and Apple Intelligence . The note reads, “Siri’s personal context understanding, onscreen awareness, and in-app actions are in development and will be available with a future software update.”
Gurman explains in his post what this will mean : “With nothing but your voice, you’ll be able to tell Siri to find a specific photo, edit it and send it off. Or comment on an Instagram post. Or scroll a shopping app and add something to your cart. ” He further adds, “ Essentially, Siri could operate your apps like you would — with precision, inside their own interf aces.”
We have heard a lot about Apple working on an LLM version of Siri built from the ground up, and it will be more fluent and conversational. It is clear that Apple is taking Siri very seriously this time around, and we can expect huge improvements when it releases next year.
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