Elon Musk-owned xAI on Monday sued tech giants Apple and OpenAI over an alleged scheme to illegally dominate the artificial intelligence industry through a collaboration that equipped iPhones with AI tools.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI and Bastrop-based X sued Apple and OpenAI for billions of dollars in U.S. Federal Court in Texas on Monday over alleged anticompetitive practices related to chatbots and smartphones.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence.