Elon Musk Will Ban iPhones With OpenAI Technology
Apple's iOS 18 and MacOS will be using OpenAI's GPT-4o model as its generative AI assistant across various apps and Musk is not amused.
When Apple announced its partnership with OpenAI and that ChatGPT would now be integrated into iOS 18 during the recently concluded WWDC 2024, xAI CEO Elon Musk was quick to express his disappointment through a series of tweets on X.
He threatened to ban Apple devices in his companies if Apple integrated OpenAI tech at the OS level.
He added that visitors “Will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.”
Elon Musk’s criticism of OpenAI technology integrated into iOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia stems from a complex web of historical, financial, and philosophical differences between him and the company.
So what’s with all the hate?
In case you didn’t know, Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 alongside Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and several young AI researchers.
Initially, the company aimed to develop AI for the greater good of humanity, with Musk’s vision of creating a counterbalance to Google’s dominance in AI research. However, Musk’s departure from OpenAI’s board in 2018 marked the beginning of a significant shift in the company’s direction.
Musk’s frustration with OpenAI’s slow progress and his own financial contributions led him to propose taking over the company. This idea was rejected by OpenAI’s founders, who instead pivoted to a for-profit model, securing significant investments from Microsoft.
This change in direction further alienated Musk, who felt that OpenAI had abandoned its original mission to benefit humanity.
Elon Musk’s Criticism of Apple x OpenAI
Musk has publicly criticized OpenAI for straying from its original nonprofit mission and focusing on generating profits. He has also accused the company of becoming a “closed-source, maximum-profit company effectively controlled by Microsoft.”
Musk’s criticism intensified after OpenAI’s successful launch of ChatGPT, which he felt was a departure from the company’s original goals.
Security Concerns
Musk has raised security concerns regarding OpenAI’s technology integration into Apple devices. He claims that Apple, which he believes is not capable of developing its own AI, will be unable to safeguard OpenAI’s security and privacy.
He even followed up with this Tweet:
Apple using the words “protect your privacy” while handing your data over to a third-party AI that they don’t understand and can’t themselves create is *not* protecting privacy at all!
As you can see above, MKBHD made it clear to him that Apple is not handing user data to OpenAI without the user’s permission.
I asked @tim_cook. He said Apple at no point sends any of your data to OpenAI without explicit user permission.
Here’s how the integration works:
If Siri can’t answer your query, you can connect it to OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o model for free. Yes, ChatGPT is completely free to use on iOS 18.
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