OpenAI plans to end its partnership with AI coding platform Cursor following its acquisition by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The ChatGPT maker said it has informed Cursor that it intends to wind down their contract, with a proposed termination date of 12 November.
OpenAI cited concerns over whether SpaceX would comply with the terms governing the use of its technology following the acquisition.
“We are making this choice because we cannot be confident that SpaceX will use our technology within our terms of service, based on our experience with Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts,” OpenAI said in a statement posted on its website.
The planned termination will end a relationship between two prominent companies operating in the rapidly expanding market for AI-powered software development tools.
Cursor, developed by Anysphere, has gained traction among programmers by integrating artificial intelligence into coding workflows. The platform is now under the control of Musk following its acquisition by SpaceX.
OpenAI did not disclose how the termination would affect Cursor users or specify which of its technologies would no longer be available through the platform after 12 November.
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 before leaving the organisation and has since become one of its most prominent critics. His artificial intelligence company, xAI, competes with OpenAI and other major AI developers.
Bloomberg reported in May that SpaceX was planning to acquire Cursor shortly after the rocket company’s initial public offering.
The decision comes as competition in AI coding continues to intensify, with technology companies and startups developing tools designed to generate, review and modify software code.
OpenAI has also expanded its own coding offerings as software development becomes an increasingly important commercial application for artificial intelligence models.
