Elon Musk Says He'll Ban iPhones For Staff If Apple Integrates ChatGPT Into Its Devices

Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday threatened to ban Apple devices for employees at any of his companies over a newly announced partnership between the tech giant and OpenAI, which will involve the integration of the powerful ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot into Apple’s operating systems later this year.

“Apple shares our commitment to safety and innovation, and this partnership aligns with OpenAI’s mission to make advanced AI accessible to everyone,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement. “Together with Apple, we’re making it easier for people to benefit from what AI can offer.”

Musk, one of the co-founders of OpenAI who has recently turned into one of the company’s harshest critics, does not appear to share Altman’s enthusiasm as he slammed the collaboration in a series of posts on his X platform, formerly Twitter.

“If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies,” he wrote. “That is an unacceptable security violation.”

In a follow-up post, Musk added that any people visiting his companies will be required “to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage,” which blocks electromagnetic fields.

He also replied to a post by Apple CEO Tim Cook, calling on him to “stop this creepy spyware.”

Apple did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.

The Cupertino-based company announced the new partnership at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, where it introduced “Apple Intelligence,” a new personal intelligence system that puts generative models at the core of iPhone, iPads and Macs.

Craig Federighi, senior vice president for software engineering at Apple, said user privacy remains a top priority for the company.

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