After Cupertino confirmed rumors that it could combine ChatGPT into iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia as a part of its Apple Intelligence framework, Elon Musk threatened to ban iPhones and different Apple units from his firm’s places of work over safety considerations.
“If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies,” Musk — who runs Tesla, X and SpaceX, amongst different issues — stated on the platform previously referred to as Twitter. “That is an unacceptable security violation.”
Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and different Apple units
Apple unveiled the ChatGPT integration Monday throughout its Worldwide Builders Convention keynote because it showcased Apple Intelligence for the primary time. The corporate’s private, privacy-focused spin on AI largely runs on particular person iPhones, iPads and Macs. Nonetheless, a consumer can name upon ChatGPT to execute sure duties — if they offer express permission to make use of OpenAI’s controversial chatbot.
Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, give up the corporate’s board of administrators in 2018. He steadily criticizes the corporate, and its CEO Sam Altman (who was noticed at WWDC24 on Monday). He accuses OpenAI of giving up on pursuing advances in synthetic intelligence “for the benefit of humanity broadly.” Musk additionally launched a competing firm, xAI, which developed a ChatGPT competitor referred to as Grok.
So maybe it’s not shocking that Musk took purpose at ChatGPT chopping a cope with the maker of the world’s hottest smartphones. You might write it off as post-breakup bluster. Nonetheless, Musk criticized Apple for working with OpenAI, an organization with a sketchy historical past in the case of privateness.
“It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!” Musk stated. “Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river.”
Musk’s workers won’t be the one ones dealing with an iPhone ban at his corporations.
“Visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage,” he stated on X.
Apple Intelligence will defend your privateness, Apple says
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Throughout its presentation of Apple Intelligence, Apple targeted on its privacy-oriented method to AI. The need construct its platform “with privacy from the ground up,” stated Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner. He added that Apple designed its “personal intelligence system” in such a method that it “protects your privacy at every step.”
And in its press launch about Apple Intelligence, Apple once more harassed privateness. “Privacy protections are built in for users who access ChatGPT — their IP addresses are obscured, and OpenAI won’t store requests,” Apple stated.
Elon Musk’s potential iPhone ban sounds harsh (and maybe excessive). Nonetheless, Musk wasn’t the one one calling into query OpenAI’s trustworthiness.
“Remember when Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice, but they cloned it and used it anyway?” wrote DogeDesigner on X. “Now imagine what they can do with your phone data, even if you don’t allow them to use it.” (“Exactly!” Musk replied.)
The Tesla founder additionally posted a South Park clip and a “sharing a tender coconut” meme as an example his considerations:
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