“In a desperate bid to protect its smartphone monopoly, Apple has joined forces with the company that most benefits from inhibiting competition and innovation in AI: OpenAI, a monopolist in the market for generative AI chatbots,” the lawsuit reads, referring to Apple’s partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its systems.

Elon Musk's xAI startup has sued Apple and OpenAI. The suit accuses the pair of conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence platforms.