Elon Musk has threatened to ban Apple devices from his companies after the tech giant announced that it would integrate OpenAI's flagship AI model, ChatGPT, into its product line.
“If Apple integrates OpenAI at the operating system level, Apple devices will be blocked in my companies,” Musk tweeted on Monday following Apple's AI announcements. “This is an unacceptable breach of security.”
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and co-founder of Neuralink said the policy extends to guests as well.
“Visitors must check their Apple devices at the door where they sit in the Faraday House,” he promised.
Musk isn't the first company executive to ban AI tools from his offices. In fact, Apple itself banned its employees from using ChatGPT—the same tool the tech giant is tapping to boost Siri, its 13-year-old virtual assistant.
In another tweet, Musk questioned Apple's decision to partner with OpenAI instead of building its own generative AI model.
“Apple isn't smart enough to build their own AI, but somehow manages to ensure that OpenAI protects your security and privacy,” Musk wrote.
When Apple announced its ChatGPT partnership, it emphasized that Siri would ask users for permission before interacting with the AI model, and that its implementation would be confidential and secure. Musk was skeptical.
“Apple has no clue what's going on after you submit your data to OpenAI,” he tweeted. “They're selling you down the river.
The emergence of the ChatGPT mine has led to bans on various organizations. Last year, the US House of Representatives banned employees from using ChatGPT over privacy concerns. At the same time, Samsung banned the use of ChatGPT on company systems.
Musk has not previously been opposed to adding AI to hardware and software, with other big tech companies—Microsoft, Meta, and Google—introducing smartphones with deep AI integration. His hatred of chatgpt in particular, and his hatred of AI in general, may stem from long-standing bad blood between him and OpenAI.
The billionaire has spoken frequently at OpenAI, which he co-founded in 2015 with Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, Andrei Karpati and many others. In fact, Musk said last May that he wouldn't live without him to create OpenAI.
“I was instrumental in recruiting key scientists and engineers, especially Ilya Sutskever,” Musk told CNBC. “Ilya's Joining Was Finally Successful for OpenAI”.
In March, Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing the company of straying from its humanitarian roots.
“This lawsuit was filed to force OpenAI to honor its founding agreement and return to its mission of developing AGI for the benefit of humanity,” Musk wrote in the complaint. the world”
In response to Musk's accusations, OpenAI published internal emails that Musk said were motivated by profit.
“We need to go with a bigger number than $100M so that it doesn't become hopeless compared to what Google or Facebook spend,” Musk wrote. I think we should say we're starting with a $1B funding commitment. This is true. I cover everything that no one else offers,” he said.
OpenAI did not respond to Decrypt's request for comment.
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