AI companies are trying to escape the screen. Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI shows how hard it will be

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been a key player in the current wave of consumer artificial intelligence (AI) flooding the world. But so far it has all been software behind a screen. Last week, that began to change: the tech giant released its first branded hardware. At the same time, it was sued by Apple – legendary for its hardware nous seen in devices such as iPhone and MacBooks – over alleged industrial espionage. In response, an OpenAI spokesperson said, “We have no interest in…