ELON MUSK is set to ban his company’s iPhones and Macs after tech rival Apple announced plans to use OpenAI.
The billionaire owner of X (formerly known as Twitter) and Tesla said that Apple products would not be welcome at his company if Apple were to pair with OpenAI. ChatGPT.
Apple introduced killed of function at its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference on Monday, June 10, including the controversial decision to embed Siri with GPT.4o.
The move raised security concerns, with Musk reaching out to X to express his concerns about the security and data storage of Apple AI.
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and now runs a rival firm called xAI after leaving the company in 2018.
Musk’s xAI is an alternative to the viral chatbot ChatGPT. It was recently valued at $24 billion.
In a post on X, Musk said, “If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned from my companies.
“This is an unacceptable breach of security.
“It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to create its own AI, yet is somehow able to ensure that OpenAI will protect your security and privacy.
“They sell you down the river.
Musk added: “Employees and visitors will need to check in their Apple devices at the door where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.”
The Faraday cage blocks cellular reception as well as wireless internet and Bluetooth signals.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said one of the five criteria Apple Intelligence must meet is to be “private”.
He said: “Apple Intelligence will keep users’ personal information on their devices instead of uploading it to Apple’s cloud” thanks to powerful new M chips.
OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the new development will be available “later this year.”
He said on X, “Very excited!”
This is not the first time that OpenAI has caused controversy.
OpenAI recently made headlines when Scarlett Johansson accused ChatGPT.4o of deliberately mimicking her voice with a so-called chatbot. Sky.
In a statement to Variety, Johansson said, “When I heard the demo that was released, I was shocked, angry, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded as terrifying as mine.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied this voice was based on the Avengers actress.
He said: “Sky’s voice is not Scarlett Johansson’s and was never intended to resemble hers.
“Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have stopped using Sky’s voice in our products.”
What are the security concerns about Apple Intelligence?
Apple has announced that it will use OpenAI in its products.
Apple’s new intelligent system, AI, will include new tools such as the ability to ask direct questions to ChatGPT through their Apple devices and a smarter Siri voice assistant,
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, said: Apple AI “sends only data that is relevant to completing your task.
“Your data is never stored or made available to Apple”
However, Musk disagrees that the billionaire tech enthusiast has approached X claiming that consumer data and privacy have been breached.
He said: “Apple has no idea what’s actually going on once your data is handed over to OpenAI.”