Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash
- The iPhone maker isn’t paying OpenAI to use the chatbot
- Apple announced OpenAI agreement as part of AI push this week
Tim Cook, from left, John Giannandrea and Craig Federighi during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino on June 10.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergWhen Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and his top deputies this week unveiled a landmark arrangement with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into the iPhone, iPad and Mac, they were mum on the financial terms.
Left unanswered on Monday: which company is paying the other as part of a tight collaboration that has potentially lasting monetary benefits for both. But, according to people briefed on the matter, the partnership isn’t expected to generate meaningful revenue for either party — at least at the outset.