Apple has reportedly exited negotiations to invest in OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, according to The Wall

In a short-lived will-they-won't-they love story to rival the likes of Heathcliff and Catherine, Apple is reportedly no longer in talks with ChatGPT creator OpenAI for investing in its latest fundraising round.

Thrive Capital, which committed about $1.2-billion from a combination of its own fund and a special purpose vehicle for smaller investors, negotiated the option to invest another $1-billion next year at the same valuation if the AI firm hits a revenue goal, sources added.

Previously, Apple was reported to be interested in AI investment with OpenAI. However, it was said that the iPhone maker had withdrawn from the negotiation.

Apple has pulled out of OpenAI's latest $6.5 billion funding round but continues its partnership by integrating ChatGPT into its devices.

Apple has reportedly pulled out of negotiations to join OpenAIs $6.5 billion funding round, according to The Wall Street Journal. The decision leaves Microsoft and Nvidia as potential key investors in OpenAI,

Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer in talks to take part in an investment round announced by the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed generative AI company, OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.