The Apple-OpenAI Alliance is Fraying, Setting Up a Possible Legal Fight (yahoo.com)
- Reference: 0183242157
- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/05/16/186200/the-apple-openai-alliance-is-fraying-setting-up-a-possible-legal-fight
- Source link: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/apple-openai-alliance-frays-setting-165740314.html
Bloomberg describes OpenAI as "failing to see the expected benefits from the deal and now preparing possible legal action."
> OpenAI lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on a range of options that could be formally executed in the near future, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. That could include sending the iPhone maker a notice alleging breach of contract without necessarily filing a full lawsuit at the outset, according to the people... OpenAI believed that the companies' partnership, which wove ChatGPT into Apple software, would coax more users into subscribing to the chatbot. It also expected deeper integration across more Apple apps and prime placement within the Siri assistant. Instead, Apple's use of OpenAI technology across its operating systems remains limited, and features can be hard to find...
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> Apple has had its own concerns about OpenAI, including whether the company does enough to protect user privacy. And a recent push [by OpenAI] to [2]make devices — an effort overseen by former Apple executives — has rankled the iPhone maker.
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> Any legal move by OpenAI likely wouldn't come until after the conclusion of the Musk trial, according to the people. No final decisions have been made, and OpenAI still hopes to resolve its issues with Apple outside of court.
The article points out that OpenAI "initially believed the deal could generate billions of dollars per year in subscriptions — something that hasn't come close to happening." An OpenAI executive argues to Bloomberg that from a product perspective Apple hasn't done everything they could, "and worse, they haven't even made an honest effort."
[1] https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/apple-openai-alliance-frays-setting-165740314.html
[2] https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/02/21/0049226/openais-first-chatgpt-gadget-could-be-a-smart-speaker-with-a-camera
Contractual promises or not? (Score:2)
"OpenAI believed that the companies' partnership, which wove ChatGPT into Apple software, would coax more users into subscribing to the chatbot."
I really doubt Apple promised that X% of Apple customers would subscribe to ChatGPT by Y date.
I suppose that they could sure Apple for completely bungling the AI rollout, but suing a corporation for incompetence seems unlikely to succeed.
Does ChatGPT plan to sue users who choose to not update to an AI capable OS or AI capable hardware? Then I might have to worry.
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Re: (Score:2)
Ironically I asked Googles AI and it said;
In the United States, you generally cannot sue someone for "general incompetence" alone. To win a lawsuit, you must prove the individual had a legal duty of care to you, breached that duty (which translates to professional negligence), and caused actual, measurable damages.
So if the contract did not promise that X% of Apple customers would subscribe to ChatGPT by Y date I think the lawsuit is doomed.
Apple could point a decade of consistent bungling with Siri as evid
Apple? Screwing over a partner? (Score:2)
Wow, Apple, screwing over a partner? Who ever could have seen this coming?
I don't understand why anyone would ever partner on Apple on anything. They are notorious for screwing over their partners at this point. There's even a term for it, "Sherlocking." People seem to have forgotten that Apple's "privacy" stance originated as Steve Jobs not wanting to share any of the data "Apple owned" with anyone else.
AI has limited uses for consumers (Score:2)
AI would make a good search engine tool for general purpose inquiring, maybe incorporate it into Safari, but most search engines have it now and ddg does a nice job of it,
necessity is the mother of invention so there has to be an actual need for something before a tool gets invented for it, so inventing good tools is not like pulling a rabbit out of a hat