Elon Musk said he would ban Apple devices from his companies’ networks if OpenAI’s artificial intelligence software is integrated at the operating system level, calling the new features a security risk.
Nick Turner for Bloomberg News:
Musk co-founded OpenAI but had a falling-out with the San Francisco-based startup. He has voiced concerns about the safety implications of speedy development of generative AI technology, but he’s also working on his own competitor to ChatGPT.
“If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies,” Musk wrote on X, the social network that he owns. “That is an unacceptable security violation.”
If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024
Musk runs Tesla Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. He also has his own AI startup, called xAI, with a chatbot named Grok.
“Visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage,” he added, referring to a device that blocks electromagnetic fields.
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MacDailyNews Take: This is classic FUD and sour grapes from a new AI rival who was likely scorned by Apple in favor of market leader OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The key sentences in this report are:
“Musk co-founded OpenAI but had a falling-out with the San Francisco-based startup… He also has his own AI startup, called xAI, with a chatbot named Grok.”
Put down the pipe, Elon.https://t.co/GMnrYmSGET
— MacDailyNews (@MacDailyNews) June 10, 2024
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