OpenAI Announces GPT Store Launch in Q1
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OpenAI recently announced they plan to launch the GPT Store in Q1 (2024), offering users an app-store-like platform. As revealed by ChatGPT Enterprise team member Adam Goldberg during a speech at the AI Summit New York, users will be able to sell their GPT creations on the platform.
GPT, or Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is a customized version of ChatGPT that companies can build for specific purposes. These models can be created by users with minimal programming experience, using natural language instead of programming code. Goldberg stated that GPT will form the foundation of their AI agent framework, enabling users to build AI agents for workflows and business process tasks. GPT combines instructions, extended knowledge, and operations, allowing users to create customized, unique, and transformative AI solutions. In addition to the GPT Store, OpenAI plans to introduce a self-service portal for enterprise customers, permitting payment via credit cards. This feature will allow ChatGPT Enterprise clients to easily register unlimited users and flexibly pay for services.
During the speech, Goldberg also disclosed OpenAI's board expansion plans. The current three-member board will grow to nine members, a particularly significant move following the rehiring of CEO Sam Altman after his brief dismissal. The new board will include a non-voting observer from Microsoft.
Recalling OpenAI's recent turbulent period, Goldberg mentioned the five days when CEO Sam Altman was fired and then rehired around Thanksgiving. He said he told his wife at the time: "Satya will save us," referring to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. After Altman's departure, Nadella tweeted that Microsoft would continue supporting OpenAI under new leadership and expressed willingness to hire Altman and other OpenAI employees who were willing or planning to resign. Goldberg stated that he, along with over 700 OpenAI employees, signed an open letter threatening to collectively resign if Altman was not rehired.
Ultimately, OpenAI strengthened its governance structure, with new board members including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, and Quora co-founder Adam D'Angelo. Goldberg noted that the board would expand to nine members, though their identities were not disclosed, and Microsoft would appoint a non-voting observer.