Elon Musk demands Apple and Openai for alleged blockages to Grok in the AI ​​market

The tycoon accuses both anti -competitive practices companies that seek to exclude their company XAI already Grok of the chatbots market and mobile applications.

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• Musk filed the lawsuit in a Federal Court in Texas.
• Accuses Apple of deliberately favoring OpenAI on its devices.
• Altman and OpenAI They respond by pointing to manipulation by Musk.

Elon Musk has started a legal battle against Apple and OpenAi, claiming that both companies conspire to block competition in the artificial intelligence market and maintain domain in mobile devices.

The legal actions of the Musk team were presented on Monday before the Federal Court of the Northern District of Texas. The process leads it XAI, The company’s company, which alleges that the joint actions of the aforementioned companies attempted against free competition.

Monopoly accusations and restrictive practices

According to a report published by Cryptopolitan, Musk’s team argues that Apple and OpenAI They act in a coordinated way to “COLUDO” and prevent other companies from competing in the field of smartphones and generative chatbots. According to legal documents, the technological giant would have manipulated his application store to hide alternatives such as Grok —The flagbot flagbot of XAI—, while giving preferential visibility Chatgpt, Integrated native to iPhones, iPads and Macs.

According to the legal document, the Alliance Apple-Openai It seeks to consolidate a monopoly in the AI ​​chatbots industry, denying opportunities for access to rivals. Musk ensures that this strategy seeks to preserve control of Apple On smartphones, limiting users to see and use only Chatgpt.

Demand emphasizes that Grok is relegated in the rankings of the App Storewhile Chatgpt Enjoy deep integration into the ecosystem of Apple Since last year. For XAI, This constitutes a deliberate maneuver that eliminates the visibility of its product for the benefit of an exclusive commercial partner.

Earlier this month, Musk had already publicly warned in X about a “unequivocal violation of antitrust laws “ by Apple A few days later, the complaint materialized, dragging two of the most influential companies in the technological world to a high profile litigation.

The responses of OpenAI and Apple

OpenAI It soon respond to the accusations. Lindsey Held, spokesman for the company, described the demand as part of a “Continuous pattern of harassment” by Musk. Sam Altman himself, executive director of the company and former partner of the Magnate, also intervened. “It is a remarkable claim considering what I have heard about how Elon Manipula X to benefit their companies and damage their competitors,” declared.

The relationship between Musk and Altman broke in 2018 after differences on the course of OpenAI Since then, the organization went from being a non -profit entity to become a commercial giant with the financial support of Microsoft. The tycoon has criticized this transformation, even demanding the CEO and his company last year, accusing them of breaking the original agreement to work for the benefit of humanity.

Apple, For its part, it defended its position ensuring that the App Store “It is designed to be fair and free of biases.” A spokesman added that the ranking of applications is based on multiple signals and not on favoritism. However, Musk’s lawyers argue that this explanation does not reflect reality, since the visibility of Grok and other competitors chatbots remains minimal against the omnipresence of Chatgpt.

On the side of OpenAi, This presented Musk contrademandas and XAI of “harassment” and trying to destabilize their commercial relations with an alleged fictitious offer of USD $ 97.4 billion to acquire the company. According to the company, that proposal only sought to damage its reputation and sow uncertainty among its strategic partners.

The dispute also involves the integration of Grok Within platform X, part of Musk’s strategy to build a “SUPERAPP” that combines social networks and artificial intelligence. With this legal action, the magnate seeks not only to position XAI In the competitive Chatbots market, but also open a broader debate on the rules of competition in the AI ​​era.

The case could have significant implications in the future of the technology industry, when three of its most influential actors and redefine how the relationship between platforms, applications and artificial intelligence services is regulated in court.

Written article with the help of an AI content editor, edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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