Apple is set to crown Sam Altman’s OpenAI as King of Silicon Valley

OpenAI and Apple are expected to announce a deal to put ChatGPT on Macs, iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and more at WWDC24, effectively crowning Sam Altman’s OpenAI as King of Silicon Valley.
Maxwell Zeff for Gizmodo:
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[T]his deal is not like the others, and it could change the technology landscape for years to come.
Several outlets are reporting Altman’s deal with Apple as nearly a sure thing, which could make ChatGPT a core feature on every iPhone. If true, this could mark the end of a long-reported battle between Google and OpenAI to power the central AI chatbot on the iPhone. This would put Altman’s technology in front of hundreds of millions of highly coveted users and position OpenAI as a true power player over the long term in Silicon Valley.
In 2002, Apple agreed to strike a deal with another hot startup at the time, letting Sergey Brin and Larry Page’s Google search engine power the Safari browser. That important agreement helped solidify Google as a dominant search engine on all Apple products and develop a monopoly that U.S. regulators are now trying to tear down 20 years later…
Google now expects AI to replace Search, but it’s missed the mark on developing a convincing product. Google’s AI image generator was quickly scaled back for showing racial bias that CEO Sundar Pichai called “unacceptable.” Google Search’s AI Overviews also looked remarkably silly when unveiled last month, telling users to put glue on pizza and eat rocks for a healthy diet. While it’s unclear why Apple reportedly chose OpenAI over Google, these flubs may offer some ideas.
This deal gives Apple access to the hottest AI technology around, offering some much-needed innovation to a company that’s lacked it recently. The iPhone maker is undoubtedly late to the AI party, so it feels pressured to make a big splash on arrival. Apple reportedly decided that it was too far behind to compete with OpenAI and Google, so it employed the old adage: if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

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MacDailyNews Take: Here’s hoping, for the sake of Apple shareholders, that WWDC delivers some real AI magic for the company (even if, sadly, Tim Cook’s Apple has to rely on others in order to deliver real GenAI innovation).
And, BTW, with Apple’s install base of 2.2+ billion active devices, OpenAI should be paying Apple for the privilege, just as Google pays Apple to be default search engine.
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