Elon Musk has thrown a temper tantrum over Apple’s integration of OpenAI, and the episode exposes the problem with his social media addiction.
Earlier this week, Apple announced its latest suite of software, including its new Apple Intelligence product, which integrates large language models (LLMs) into its products.
This includes using OpenAI’s ChatGPT as an LLM option when asking questions to the new Siri.
Musk, who is not a fan of OpenAI, freaked out.
The Tesla CEO sent a series of tweets attacking Apple over the move, going as far as calling ChatGPT “spyware” and saying that he would ban “Apple products at his companies.”
Some of Musk’s tweets on the matter were community-noted for being misleading, like claiming that Apple can’t make their own AI and that ChatGPT is being integrated at the operating system level:
It has been hard to “community note” Musk’s tweets because for a community note to be added, users need to vote on its usefulness, and Musk’s fans often vote them down on his tweets even if they are misleading.
However, his series of tweets about Apple’s ChatGPT integration was too inaccurate to ignore.
As our colleagues at 9to5mac pointed out, the integration of ChatGPT in iOS18 requires permission from the user. It is effectively the equivalent of having the ChatGPT app on your phone with simply the ability to prompt through Siri if you want to.
Apple’s stock price hit record highs following the announcement.
Electrek’s Take
I think this is a symptom of Elon’s social media addiction:
I bet that he didn’t even watch the Apple presentation. He most likely read a few things about it on X, saw the OpenAI partnership, and had a knee-jerk reaction.
It also shows how his own personal issues can affect his companies, like Tesla.
Elon has a vendetta against OpenAI. He co-founded the effort, but he was pushed out after he tried to get control of the company.
He recently tried to sue OpenAI and coincidentally, he dropped his lawsuit yesterday, which he most likely knew about when he went on his tirade about Apple and OpenAI. Coincidence? I think not.
So, Elon misinterpreted some information on X and had a knee-jerk reaction, threatening to make life more difficult for people at his companies.
What I find interesting is that he is increasingly exposing himself with this kind of behaviour. Everyone who listened to the Apple presentation or looked into the situation a little more in-depth, understand that Elon overreacted and shared misinformation. Now, those people are asking themselves whether the same thing happened last time they listened to Elon on a topic they themselves are not too familiar with.
This is something that happens a lot in this social media era. People read a few tweets and they think they are fully informed on a topic. It is especially dangerous with someone as influential as Elon.
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Hyundai is about to launch a new electric SUV in China. With its big debut coming up, Hyundai just dropped a sneak peek, and it looks like it could be the IONIQ 4. Check it out for yourself in the video below.
Is Hyundai teasing the IONIQ 4?
We caught our first glimpse of the new EV model last month after Beijing Hyundai released a few official “spy” photos.
Despite the camouflage, you can see a few design elements, like a light bar across the front, slim LED headlights, and a closed-off grille. At first, it almost looks like a smaller version of the IONIQ 9, Hyundai’s first three-row electric SUV, but with a much sportier, shaped profile.
Beijing Hyundai released a new teaser for the upcoming electric SUV this week. The video shows “a wave of high-end operations” as the vehicle dances across the snow.
The video highlights features like real-time torque control, high-speed cornering, and the SUV’s impressive body control while driving around cones.
Hyundai’s new electric SUV is being called “OE” internally, according to The Korean Car Blog, suggesting it could be an IONIQ model.
All other Hyundai IONIQ EV models were also codenamed with an “E” internally, which is raising speculation that this could be the IONIQ 4.
Like most global OEMs, Hyundai is fighting to compete in an intense Chinese EV market, which is dominated by domestic automakers like BYD.
Hyundai opened its first overseas R&D center last year in China to spearhead its comeback. It will work with local suppliers and tech companies to develop EVs designed for Chinese buyers. The new electric SUV is expected to launch in China later this year, followed by three new energy vehicles, including EVs and EREVs.
Beijing Hyundai will release more information on April 16, with the electric SUV set to “challenge the limit of driving performance.”
What do you think of Hyundai’s new electric SUV? Is this the IONIQ 4? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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Charge point provider char.gy has secured a £130 million contract to install 6,000 curbside EV chargers for Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) – the UK’s largest installation of its kind.
London-based char.gy has also been awarded a 15-year contract to operate and maintain the charging network.
Installing Level 2 chargers curbside, where most drivers in the UK park, will enable more people to take advantage of cheaper charging rates while juicing up their EVs overnight. (charg.gy’s pay as you go night tariff, between midnight and 7 am, is £0.39/kWh, compared to its £0.59/kWh day tariff.)
John Lewis, chief executive of char.gy, said the project is “a huge moment for the UK and its EV ambitions. This partnership alone will empower thousands of residents to confidently make the switch to electric vehicles, knowing they have easy access to chargers.”
Brighton and Hove City Council is among the first to tap into the government’s Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, designed to help English local authorities roll out charging solutions for residents without off-street parking. Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood said making EV charging as accessible as possible is “crucial to making the switch to electric a success.”
The UK now has over 75,000 public EV chargers, according to the Department for Transport—and it looks like the country’s on pace to hit its 2030 target. Back in December, the National Audit Office said the rollout is “on track” to meet the DfT’s estimate that at least 300,000 chargers will be needed by the end of the decade.
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