Musk Threatens to Ban iPhones and Other Apple Devices From His Businesses
Elon Musk was deeply unimpressed with the new partnership Apple unveiled with OpenAI Monday, vowing to ban the iPhone-maker’s devices from his companies if it goes ahead with its artificial intelligence plans.
In a post on his X platform, Musk said he would institute the ban if Apple “integrates OpenAI at the [operating system] level,” describing such a development as “an unacceptable security violation.” The billionaire added that visitors would also “have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.”
Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday plans to introduce a new suite of AI tools in its operating systems, including those for iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Technology from OpenAI—the company best known as the maker of ChatGPT—will be used for some of the new features. ChatGPT itself will be integrated with Apple’s digital assistant Siri and other tools.