Apple had just "redefined" AI with Apple Intelligence, and then it was confronted by Musk.
The reason is that Apple announced that it will integrate ChatGPT in iOS18 , which is considered by Musk to be an extremely unsafe practice.
Musk threatened that if Apple dared to integrate ChatGPT at the system level, all his companies would ban Apple devices .
Not only employees, but also visitors' Apple devices will be checked and then temporarily stored in a Faraday cage (which can block signals).
However, although Musk was talking about Apple on the surface, his words revealed his dissatisfaction with his old rival OpenAI.
In the specific explanation given by Ma, he also mentioned that if Apple handed over the information to OpenAI, security and privacy could not be guaranteed at all , and he also sent out emoticons for this purpose.
Netizens with unique perspectives asked a question: Does this mean that Tesla or Grok phones are coming?
Of course, some netizens also sent ruthless ridicule to Musk:
So I guess you (Musk) don't use Apple and Microsoft computers? Android phones are not allowed either, because Google... I guess Tesla, SpaceX and X must still use pen and paper and pigeons.
So, what did Apple do to cause such a big reaction from Musk?
The new version of Siri will be connected to ChatGPT
At the just concluded WWDC, Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI. OpenAI CEO Altman was also spotted at the event, and was “captured alive” by numerous Apple fans.
Ultraman also tweeted to celebrate and confirmed that ChatGPT will be integrated into Apple devices later this year.
Specifically, Apple will provide a ChatGPT interface in Siri, and users will be able to use GPT-4o directly through Siri, free of charge and without registration.
When a user asks a question that Apple's own model cannot solve, Siri will recommend using ChatGPT and then ask the user if they agree.
If the suggestion is accepted, you will get the answer from ChatGPT immediately.
It also supports local PDF documents and has multimodal capabilities. It can analyze pictures in the mobile phone. Siri will ask the user whether they agree before sending them to ChatGPT.
Of course, ChatGPT subscribers can also choose to link to their own accounts and access ChatGPT's paid features.
The feature will be available later this year, and Apple says it will add support for other AI models in the future.
To sum up, whether or not to use this function and how to use it are all voluntary, and all documents and images will be individually confirmed and authorized.
Moreover, the main AI functions still rely on its own models, and the calculations are completed locally or on a private cloud . Apple does not store any information.
ChatGPT is completely an add-on and will not be the only third-party model available in the future.
Musk: OpenAI will sell user data
According to Apple's description, there is probably no need to worry about the unauthorized leakage of data to OpenAI.
But in fact, Musk did not say whether the user's consent was obtained before handing the data over to OpenAI, but said that the data would not be safe once it was handed over to OpenAI .
He said that it was ridiculous that Apple did not have the ability to develop its own artificial intelligence but believed that OpenAI could protect user security and privacy; Apple had no idea what would happen after handing over the data to OpenAI, and users would be betrayed by OpenAI.
In addition, Musk also said that even if users consent to uploading files to ChatGPT, this "consent" is problematic because people will not read the user terms at all.
Some people cited the example of Black Widow’s anger at OpenAI, saying that the latter’s cloning of Black Widow’s voice without permission was a previous bad record.
Although OpenAI later removed the voice and clarified that the actor who dubbed the controversial character was someone else, Musk still responded with a big "Exactly".
When it comes to privacy issues, another netizen said, "Lao Ma, although I am as concerned as you, you should stop talking about others first. You recently hired a third-party company to collect the personal information and biometric information of X users. Can you explain what you are doing? And how do you ensure that this information is safe in the hands of a third party?"
In addition to security and privacy, Musk also said that ChatGPT was too woke and forwarded specific cases.
Musk wrote, “Imagine what it would be like if the AI trained in this way grew exponentially…”
In fact, this is also the point he has always accused OpenAI of. At the same time, he is also clearly opposed to woke AI and has stated that his Grok will never wake up.
So far, neither Apple nor OpenAI has responded to Musk's criticism, and the cooperation between the two has been officially announced.
As to whether Musk will really ban Apple devices, only time will tell.
How do you think the battle between Musk and OpenAI will end? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.
Reference Links:
[1] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1800265938694193183
[2] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1800269249912381773/
[3] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1800274139162485165
This article comes from the WeChat public account "Quantum Bit" (ID: QbitAI) , author: Cressey, and is authorized to be published by 36Kr.
