Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that he might ban Apple devices at his companies over its deal to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones, iPads, and Macs, according to The Irish Examiner.
Musk argued that Apple’s decision was “an unacceptable security violation.” He also accused the company of handing over user data to OpenAI, the firm behind the chatbot.
If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. (…) And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.
As part of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) announcement on Monday, Apple revealed that along with its new Apple Intelligence system, it would give users the ability to send queries to ChatGPT to take advantage of its own spectrum of knowledge.
Apple Intelligence allows users to access AI-powered generative tools almost anywhere. In a subsequent post, Musk stated:
It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy! (…) Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river.
Apple, for its part, argued that users must give their permission before any request could be submitted to OpenAI. The company also said that requests were not saved during the process.
Musk was a founder of OpenAI in the past, but has since spoken out against the company and accused it of not adhering to its core principles. He even sued the company, claiming that it had abandoned its original mission and focused on profit instead.
The owner of Space X has become a direct rival of OpenAI. Musk founded his own artificial intelligence firm called xAI. It created Grok, a chatbot designed to take on ChatGPT.
