New Delhi, Jan 13 || Tesla CEO and founder of AI firm xAI, Elon Musk, on Tuesday sharply criticised Apple’s decision to adopt Google’s Gemini models for next‑generation Siri and Apple Foundation Models, calling it “an unreasonable concentration of power” for Google.
Musk posted his criticism on the social media platform X after Google confirmed the multi‑year deal would supply Gemini models and cloud infrastructure to power Apple Intelligence features.
“This seems like an unreasonable concentration of power for Google, given that they also have Android and Chrome,” Musk wrote.
The dispute comes at a time when Apple seeks to close its generative AI gap, and Google faces ongoing antitrust scrutiny in the US and overseas over its dominance in search, advertising, and browsers.
Further, Musk’s AI firm xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI over an earlier integration of ChatGPT into Siri and Apple Intelligence as an optional add-on. Musk alleged that Apple's app Store practices disadvantage rivals such as Grok, and the lawsuit has survived initial dismissal and is set to proceed, according to multiple reports.