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Musk files antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI
Claims Apple unfairly favors ChatGPT in app store rankings
Lawsuit seeks damages and ban on alleged AI collusion
Partnership raises questions over iPhone ‘s AI strategy and future
Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence .
The 61-page complaint filed in Texas federal court follows through on a threat that Musk made two weeks ago when he accused Apple of unfairly favoring OpenAI and ChatGPT in the iPhone’s app store rankings for top AI apps.
Musk’s post insinuated that Apple had rigged the system against ChatGPT competitors such as the Grok chatbot made by hi