OpenAI Challenges Secrecy Of Apple Pact With Musk’s X And SpaceXAI

A federal judge in Texas has ordered Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI to disclose an agreement they reached with Apple to resolve antitrust claims against the iPhone maker, after Apple’s co-defendant OpenAI sought access to the deal to strengthen its defence in the case.

 

US District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth said X must file with the court any agreement or combination of agreements with Apple relating to the resolution of the plaintiffs’ claims against the company.

 

X this week resolved its lawsuit against Apple without revealing the terms and said it would continue pursuing claims against OpenAI in the case.

 

The lawsuit, filed last year, alleged that Apple violated antitrust law by exclusively integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence features on iPhones and other Apple devices.

 

In a court filing on Tuesday, OpenAI’s lawyers at Wachtell asked Pittman to order disclosure of any settlement agreement.

 

OpenAI said it wants to see the terms to help rebut Musk’s pending claims against the company. It also said X’s apparent agreement with Apple could undermine any effort by X to seek a monetary payment from OpenAI. X and SpaceXAI were ordered to respond to OpenAI’s request by Thursday.

 

Companies Deny Wrongdoing

 

Apple and OpenAI have each denied wrongdoing in the lawsuit. Apple has previously said its agreement with OpenAI was not exclusive.

 

In May, OpenAI defeated a separate lawsuit brought by Musk that accused the company of straying from its original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity rather than for profit.

 

Apple is also suing OpenAI in a separate case over alleged trade secret theft. OpenAI has denied those claims.

 

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