OpenAI is consulting with a law firm about legal action against Apple, citing dissatisfaction with its increased subscriber base and growing brand recognition.
Apple and OpenAI have been in a partnership since 2024, making ChatGPT available through 'Apple Intelligence.' However, it has been reported that OpenAI is dissatisfied with the limited benefits it has received from the partnership and is considering legal action.
OpenAI-Apple Partnership Frays, Setting Up Possible Legal Fight - Bloomberg
OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn't be the first partner to feel burned | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldnt-be-the-first-partner-to-feel-burned/
OpenAI expected an iPhone gold mine, Apple didn't
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/openai-considering-suing-apple-because-chatgpt-integrations-werent-a-money-fountain
According to Mark Gurman, an Apple-related expert at the economic newspaper Bloomberg, OpenAI is consulting with an external law firm regarding its partnership with Apple, including legal action. OpenAI's concerns stem from the fact that while it had hoped the partnership would increase the number of paid ChatGPT users, this did not materialize, and the effect on increasing brand awareness was limited.
Apple announced that 'ChatGPT will be available with Apple Intelligence' at WWDC24, held in June 2024.
Apple announces new personal AI 'Apple Intelligence,' and partners with OpenAI to add ChatGPT support for Siri - GIGAZINE
As Gurman reported at the time of the partnership, citing sources familiar with the matter, 'Apple has not paid OpenAI any money.' The partnership between the two companies was not based on monetary ties, but rather on the expectation of mutual strategic benefits.
The two companies reportedly considered the partnership to be 'potentially on par with their Google search agreement,' but in reality, it has fallen far short in terms of both revenue and strategic value. According to OpenAI's research, users overwhelmingly preferred the standalone ChatGPT app to the ChatGPT built into Apple devices.
OpenAI had hoped Apple would implement broad, cross-app integration and make ChatGPT more prominent within Siri, but Apple's implementation remained limited. One reason for this mismatch is believed to be internal concerns within Apple regarding OpenAI's privacy standards.
It should be noted that OpenAI is not necessarily pursuing legal action, and that it also has the option of formally notifying Apple of a breach of contract. Furthermore, OpenAI is currently involved in a lawsuit with its former co-founder, Elon Musk, and it is expected that any action against Apple will only be taken after the lawsuit is concluded.
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Incidentally, Apple has reportedly planned to enable Siri to work with any AI in iOS 27, which is scheduled for release in the fall of 2026. If this plan proceeds as scheduled, ChatGPT's monopoly on Apple Intelligence and Siri is expected to end.
Apple plans to enable Siri to work with any AI offered through the App Store in iOS 27, ending the ChatGPT monopoly on Apple Intelligence and Siri - GIGAZINE
Furthermore, there have been reports that OpenAI is developing its own AI-powered smartphone, leading some to believe that it is in a near-competitive relationship with Apple.
OpenAI is reportedly developing an AI-powered smartphone to compete with the iPhone - GIGAZINE
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