Elon Musk just launched a legal missile at Apple and OpenAI, dragging both into federal court on Monday for allegedly teaming up to crush their AI rivals. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas by Elon’s artificial intelligence startup xAI,

“In a desperate bid to protect its smartphone monopoly, Apple has joined forces with the company that most benefits from inhibiting competition and innovation in AI: OpenAI, a monopolist in the market for generative AI chatbots,” the lawsuit reads, referring to Apple’s partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its systems.

"In a desperate bid to protect its smartphone monopoly, Apple has joined forces with the company that most benefits from inhibiting competition and innovation in AI: OpenAI, a monopolist in the market for generative AI chatbots," Musk's lawsuit alleged.