ChatGPT as an extension in Siri dramatically underperformed, says OpenAI
OpenAI revealed in a legal filing that the ChatGPT integration with Apple's Siri significantly underperformed initial forecasts. The company attributed the failure to the opt-in nature of the feature and Apple's decision not to expand the partnership with additional extensions. This disclosure was made as part of OpenAI's defense against an antitrust lawsuit filed by SpaceXAI, which alleged that Apple's exclusive deal with OpenAI harmed Grok's market position.
- ▪OpenAI classified the Siri integration as persistently underperforming by March 2026 after initial forecasts were cut in January 2025.
- ▪The partnership lacked an exclusivity agreement, yet Apple did not release further Siri extensions or allow data collection for training.
- ▪OpenAI argued that the SpaceXAI lawsuit relies on a baseless chain of hypotheticals regarding Grok's integration and its impact on App Store fees.
- ▪Apple introduced its own Foundation Models using Gemini for distillation during the period when the ChatGPT integration was struggling.
- ▪OpenAI stated that the only potential benefit of the deal was a halo effect to attract new users, which failed to materialize.
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News ChatGPT as an extension in Siri dramatically underperformed, says OpenAI Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Wed Sep 23 2026, 10:54 PM EDT · 2 minute read The Siri extension for ChatGPT didn't perform as expected It was already known that the ChatGPT deal went so poorly with Apple that OpenAI considered a lawsuit, but these complaints have finally been put to paper in a SpaceXAI lawsuit filing. Apple and OpenAI were dragged into an antitrust lawsuit thanks to baseless accusations from Elon Musk. The lawsuit is ongoing in spite of Apple being removed from the case. OpenAI didn't get to see what settlement Apple and SpaceXAI reached, but it has shared exactly why the whole lawsuit should be tossed out.
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