Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple, OpenAI over artificial intelligence competition, app store rankings

The case accuses Apple and OpenAI of working together in ways that prevent fair competition in artificial intelligence.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: August 25, 2025 09:28 PM IST

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has filed a lawsuit against Apple and ChatGPT developer OpenAI in a US federal court in Texas, Reuters reported on Monday.

The case accuses Apple and OpenAI of working together in ways that prevent fair competition in artificial intelligence.

Musk had earlier warned that he might take legal action against Apple. In a post on his social media platform X earlier this month, he wrote: “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store.”

The lawsuit marks the latest step in Musk’s criticism of OpenAI, which he helped to co-found before leaving the organisation.

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