ChatGPT CEO Nick Turley explained how OpenAI is transforming ChatGPT into a platform with hundreds of third-party applications — from Uber to Expedia — and sees it as “delivering the AGI mission.”
OpenAI wants to make ChatGPT the operating system of the future
ChatGPT CEO Nick Turley said that OpenAI is preparing a major upgrade — turning ChatGPT into a full-fledged platform with third-party applications, similar to the operating system of the future.
According to him, the company draws inspiration from browsers, which have already become “the new work environment” for most users.
“In a few years, we will look at ChatGPT today as a command line. We want it to be an environment where there are applications for writing, coding, ordering or learning,” Turley explained.
800 million users and a chance for developers
ChatGPT now has 800 million weekly active users, and OpenAI is looking to open up new tools from third-party companies to them.
Potential partners include Expedia, Uber, DoorDash, as well as education and financial services.
This solution will make ChatGPT an e-commerce hub where users can not only communicate, but also buy products, book trips or learn directly in the chat.
“We will not build everything ourselves. We need partners – from music services to educational platforms,” Turley said.
New business for developers
OpenAI promises that third-party developers will be able to create their own applications directly in ChatGPT and access its audience.
Unlike the previous GPT Store, these applications will become part of the ChatGPT core, and not a separate storefront.
OpenAI is considering the possibility of paying for priority placement of applications, but Turley emphasizes that the company is testing the system first so as not to “spoil the user experience.”
Privacy and “shared memory”
One of the key issues is the protection of user data.
OpenAI requires that applications collect only the “minimum amount of information necessary to do their job,” and users will be able to control access — for example, sharing certain categories of data, as implemented by Apple.
The company is also considering the creation of ChatGPT “shared memory,” which would allow, for example, to keep medical or financial conversations separate from everyday ones.
“Transparency is essential for us. The user should always understand what data can be transferred to third parties,” Turley emphasized.
ChatGPT as a tool for OpenAI’s mission
Nick Turley described ChatGPT not just as a commercial product, but as “a vehicle for delivering OpenAI’s mission” to make artificial general intelligence (AGI) useful for all of humanity.
“We’re not just funding research. Through ChatGPT, we’re delivering on a mission to help people achieve their goals and change their lives,” he said.
Turley cited examples of users who used ChatGPT to teach themselves to code at age 89 or use it to teach children with autism.
The future: browser, devices, ecosystem
OpenAI is already working with Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief designer, on new hardware devices that would integrate ChatGPT into everyday life.
Turley also hinted that the company is considering creating its own browser, which could become part of the unified OpenAI ecosystem.
“We’re building a family of products connected by a single account and personalization. And this is just the beginning,” Turley concluded.
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