Elon Musk's xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI in federal court, alleging the companies conspired to prevent competition in the market for artificial intelligence tools.

The situation highlights the complex challenges facing OpenAI as it battles Elon Musk’s $97.4B takeover dispute while confronting lawsuits over ChatGPT’s impact on vulnerable users.

(Reuters) -Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a U.S. judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's assets, a court filing showed.

Elon Musk tried to enlist Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg to join his unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI earlier this year, lawyers for Sam Altman’s firm alleged.

Recent court filings reveal that Meta was in talks with Elon Musk over "financing arrangements" to fund his $97 billion bid to acquire OpenAI.