OpenAI Explores Legal Options Amid Strained Apple Partnership
- tech360.tv
- May 15
- 2 min read
OpenAI is exploring legal options against Apple due to a strained two-year partnership, according to a person familiar with the matter. The artificial intelligence startup reportedly has not seen the expected benefits from its deal with the iPhone maker.
OpenAI’s lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on a range of options. These include notifying Apple of a breach of contract but not filing a full lawsuit, the source said.
Apple announced the integration of its "Apple Intelligence" technology across its applications, including Siri, and brought OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to its devices. This partnership allows users to access ChatGPT results through Siri.
iPhone users can also sign up for ChatGPT memberships directly from the iOS settings menu. OpenAI believed the deal would boost ChatGPT subscriptions, and lead to deeper integration across Apple applications.
However, the relationship has deteriorated, with OpenAI’s attempts at renegotiating the deal reportedly stalled. Apple is also reportedly testing integrations with other third-party AI models.
The company will allow users to select from these models, potentially reducing OpenAI’s unique role within Apple’s software. Apple is testing integrations with Anthropic’s Claude, and Google Gemini as part of this push.
Apple’s embrace of other AI providers is not the reason for OpenAI’s potential legal action, the source confirmed. The partnership was not meant to be exclusive from the start.
Google’s Gemini is expected to power Apple’s revamped Siri. Apple is scheduled to hold its annual software developer conference, where it is expected to reveal more details about its artificial intelligence plans.
OpenAI is exploring legal options against Apple.
The partnership is strained due to unfulfilled expected benefits for OpenAI.
Legal options include notifying Apple of a contract breach.
Source: REUTERS
