Elon Musk's AI startup xAI sued Apple and OpenAI in U.S. federal court, alleging they conspired to block competition by favoring ChatGPT on the App Store. Musk says Apple's exclusive deal with OpenAI suppresses rivals like his Grok chatbot.

"xAI’s Grok has yet to gain more than a few percent of the market despite accolades about its superior features. Just like Apple, OpenAI has incentive to protect its monopoly by thwarting competition and innovation in the generative AI chatbot market. And just like Apple, it has done so in violation of the antitrust laws."

Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence