OpenAI and Apple Discuss ChatGPT Integration With Siri

OpenAI is considering taking legal action against Apple over the integration of ChatGPT within Siri. The company has enlisted an outside law firm to work through its legal options regarding Apple, and OpenAI lawyers are actively working with the firm on a range of possibilities. Revenue from the OpenAI-Apple tie-up is nowhere close to projections.

OpenAI executives are disappointed by how Apple has integrated ChatGPT into Siri. The integration is buried and its features are hard to find according to OpenAI. The ChatGPT-Siri integration has not encouraged people to subscribe to ChatGPT as OpenAI expected.

OpenAI expected the Apple deal to funnel billions of dollars in new subscriptions. The deal between OpenAI and Apple was made two years ago. The partnership was announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2024.

The integration gives users an option for Siri to hand more complex queries to ChatGPT. ” The relationship between OpenAI and Apple over the ChatGPT integration has become strained. Apple has concerns about OpenAI’s privacy standards.

Apple is irritated over OpenAI’s push into hardware, an effort led by former Apple executives including ex-design chief Jony Ive. , on Sept. 4, 2025. Any legal move by OpenAI against Apple would likely wait until after the conclusion of OpenAI’s ongoing trial with Elon Musk.

Elon Musk’s xAI sued OpenAI and Apple last year for alleged anticompetitive behavior related to Siri’s ChatGPT integration. Apple has a history of strained partnerships with software providers. Google Maps was a flagship feature of the original iPhone before Apple replaced it with its own Apple Maps in 2012.