OpenAI Delays Custom GPT Store Launch to Early 2024

Previously, at its first developer conference in November, OpenAI introduced its store and custom AI, which is expected to launch later this month.

OpenAI calls these custom AI applications “GPTs.” The company says they’re the first versions of AI assistants that can perform real -world tasks, like helping users book flights, acting as a math tutor, or designing stickers.

The controversy surrounding the firing of CEO Sam Altman is the reason why OpenAI has not been able to launch an app store.

Meanwhile, the GPT Store will be a place for people to share GPT and earn money based on the number of users. This is also OpenAI's latest effort after failing to build a ChatGPT plugin ecosystem earlier this year.

The delay in launching the custom GPT store was partly blamed on “five days of chaos” at the AI ​​startup, where CEO Sam Altman was abruptly fired, sparking a wave of resignation threats from hundreds of employees that forced the board to reinstate the OpenAI co-founder.

OpenAI's board of directors has also seen some important changes. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor, and Quora founder Adam D'Angelo have been selected to become new board members of the company. Bret Taylor will serve as chairman of OpenAI's board.

Microsoft, a shareholder with an investment of about $13 billion in OpenAI, was also assigned a seat on the new board, but still had no voting rights.