Apple's two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, with the AI startup preparing possible legal action against the iPhone maker. The relationship, announced in June 2024, is reportedly fracturing as OpenAI has failed to see the expected benefits from the deal.
OpenAI is dismayed that the partnership failed to acquire the new subscribers it hoped to gain. The company has also expressed unhappiness with how Apple has integrated ChatGPT into its devices, specifically citing the poor handling of the ChatGPT-Siri integration.
Lawyers for OpenAI have enlisted an outside legal firm to explore their options. These options could include sending Apple a formal notice alleging a breach of contract, although no lawsuit has been filed at this time.
These developments occur as OpenAI is simultaneously engaged in a court fight with Elon Musk.