Elon Musk blasts Apple’s approach to AI, threatens to ban devices if OpenAI integrated into operating system

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the announcement by Apple of AI features across its apps and operating platforms, as well as a partnership with OpenAI to bring the ChatGPT technology to its devices. It also covers Elon Musk's reaction to this announcement, where he threatened to ban Apple devices at his respective companies if the tech giant integrated OpenAI at the operating system level.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Apple's AI Announcement and Elon Musk's Reaction

1. What did Apple announce regarding AI features and its partnership with OpenAI?

• Apple announced a slew of AI features across its apps and operating platforms, and a partnership with OpenAI to bring the ChatGPT technology to its devices.
• Apple said it had built AI with privacy "at the core" and would use a combination of on-device processing and cloud computing to power those features.

2. How did Elon Musk react to Apple's announcement?

• Elon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices at his respective companies if the tech giant integrated OpenAI at the operating system level.
• Musk called the prospect an "unacceptable security violation" and said visitors would have to check their Apple devices "at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage."
• Musk criticized Apple, saying it was "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!"

3. What is the background on Elon Musk's relationship with OpenAI?

• Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but later sued the company and its CEO Sam Altman, saying they abandoned the startup's original mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity and not for profit.
• Musk has also founded his own startup, xAI, in a bid to challenge OpenAI and build an alternative to the viral chatbot ChatGPT.

[02] Other Developments

1. What is the status of Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package?

• The world's largest wealth fund, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, plans to vote against Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package.

2. Where is Elon Musk's xAI startup building its 'world's largest' supercomputer site?

• xAI has selected a southern city as the location for the 'world's largest' supercomputer site.