WASHINGTON (August 26, 2025) – Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, alleging the two companies are monopolists and disrupting competition for other AI companies.
Apple and OpenAI’s partnership, announced in June 2024, “Apple joined the AI arms race, saying it plans to bring a more personalized version of artificial intelligence to its 2.2 billion device users.”
For more context on the matter, please consider William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, Professor of Law, and Director of the Competition Law Center at the George Washington University Law. Kovacic is an expert in antitrust law, contracts, and government contracts. In addition to his expertise, Kovacic was a member of the FTC for over a decade and chaired the commission from March 2008-March 2009.
To speak with Professor William Kovacic, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
gwu [dot] edu (shannon[dot]mitchell[at]gwu[dot]edu).
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