India, Aug. 13 -- The ongoing public disagreement between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk took an unexpected turn when Musk's own AI chatbot, Grok, appeared to side with Altman in a recent spat over Apple's App Store practices. Meanwhile, Altman's ChatGPT reportedly expressed support for Musk, intensifying the controversy.

The dispute began with Musk accusing Apple of anti-competitive behaviour in its App Store and threatening immediate legal action. Musk claimed on social media platform X that Apple is favouring OpenAI's ChatGPT, making it "impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store." He described the situation as an "unequivocal antitrust violation."

Altman responded by alleging that Musk...