OpenAI is building ‘X-like social network’ to rival Elon Musk — Report

OpenAI’s Sam Altman could be on a collision course with Elon Musk amid reports of the AI company’s social network ambitions.

Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.

Citing anonymous sources, The Verge reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing an “X-like social network” that combines ChatGPT’s image generation tools and a social feed, presumably to allow users to share their AI-generated pictures with a broader audience. 

It’s unclear whether OpenAI will spin out a new social media platform or roll the features into ChatGPT, the sources said.

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