Recently, tech giant TSL and the founder of social platform X, Elon Musk, sparked controversy once again. He sharply criticized the partnership between Apple and OpenAI, arguing that this collaboration is suspected of monopolizing the market and limiting fair competition in the field of artificial intelligence.

Musk stated that Apple unfairly suppresses the exposure of other AI applications through the App Store, including his social platform X and the AI tool Grok. He emphasized that despite X ranking first among global news applications and Grok ranking fifth among all applications, they have not received the attention they deserve on Apple's platform. Particularly in the Japanese market, X has a large user base and performs well in the news category, yet it is still overlooked.

What makes Musk even more dissatisfied is that Apple has established a deep partnership with OpenAI, integrating ChatGPT into the iOS system features. This move has raised Musk's concerns about the fairness of the AI competitive environment. He believes that this collaboration will further solidify OpenAI's dominant position, making it nearly impossible for other competitors to gain equal exposure in the App Store.

In the face of this situation, Musk even threatened to take legal action against Apple. He expressed his dissatisfaction in a post on the X platform, emphasizing the global importance of X and Grok, while questioning whether Apple's collaboration with OpenAI would stifle market competition.

This controversy reflects the increasingly intense competitive landscape among tech giants against the backdrop of the rapid development of AI technology. As AI applications continue to deepen in various fields, finding a balance between innovation and fair competition has become an important issue facing the industry.