OpenAI Evaluates Legal Steps Against Apple Over ChatGPT Incorporation

Is the collaboration between Apple and OpenAI on the brink of failure?

As reported by Bloomberg‘s Apple analyst Mark Gurman and a recent piece in the New York Times, the AI powerhouse OpenAI is contemplating legal action against Apple concerning their agreement to incorporate ChatGPT into specific Apple Intelligence AI functions.

Recently, Apple reached a settlement for a $250 million class action lawsuit regarding unmet AI commitments. (Apple has denied any wrongdoing.) Presently, OpenAI may send a breach of contract notification to Apple, according to the Times.

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In 2024, OpenAI and Apple astonished the tech industry by teaming up on Apple’s forthcoming AI features named Apple Intelligence. OpenAI’s ChatGPT was expected to play a pivotal role in Apple devices such as the iPhone and MacBook, enhancing Apple Intelligence.

Moreover, OpenAI appeared to be essential technology behind Apple’s upgrade of its voice assistant Siri into an AI assistant.

Nevertheless, reports suggest that OpenAI is unhappy with the pace of partnership development over the last two years. The complications seem to stem from Apple’s integration of ChatGPT into its offerings.

OpenAI supposedly anticipated that the partnership would increase ChatGPT subscriptions among Apple’s user base. Instead, OpenAI discovered that users struggled to find ChatGPT within Apple Intelligence. Additionally, in January, Apple disclosed a collaboration with Google to utilize Gemini in powering Apple Intelligence, including the AI re-launch of Siri.