Apple blocks update to email app with ChatGPT tech, here’s why

Apple has reportedly delayed the approval of an update to an AI-powered email app. According to a report in WallStreetJournal, an update to the email app BlueMail was blocked last week. The report quotes Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc. BlueMail uses a customized version of OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model.

Blix co-founder slams Apple
Ben Volach, the co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc does not agree with Apple. “Apple is making it really hard to bring innovation to our users,” Volach told WSJ. He further claimed that the request was unfair, as other apps with AI features aren’t subjected to the same rules.