OpenAI is reportedly weighing legal options after growing frustrated with its AI partnership with Apple. (Image: Reuters) Apple’s two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, with the AI startup failing to see the expected benefits from its deal with the iPhone maker and preparing possible legal action, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. OpenAI wanted to resolve its issues with Apple without resorting to legal action, but its lawyers ⁠are ​actively working with an outside legal firm on a range of options, the source said. The options include notifying Apple of a breach of contract but not filing a full lawsuit, the source said, confirming ​a ​Bloomberg News report on OpenAI’s internal deliberations. Apple ⁠did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In 2024, Apple announced integration of its “Apple Intelligence” technology across ‌its apps incluing Siri and bringing OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to its devices.…