OpenAI may fold ChatGPT and Codex into one bigger product
Wired reports that OpenAI is working on a major ChatGPT overhaul. The company wants to move ChatGPT from a simple chat box toward a personalized AI agent for personal and work tasks. Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI’s new head of core products, now oversees both ChatGPT and Codex, according to the report.
Key points
- OpenAI reportedly wants ChatGPT to become a more personalized AI agent.
- The company is calling this direction a super app, according to Wired.
- Thibault Sottiaux now oversees core products including ChatGPT and Codex.
- Wired says OpenAI has shut down some stand-alone products, including Sora.
- Codex is described as one of OpenAI’s faster-growing revenue streams.
Quick term guide
- persona
- A specific personality or role that an AI agent is set to play.
- AI agent
- An AI program that can inspect information and suggest what to do next.
- Solo developer
- An individual who handles all parts of creating a project or product alone.
- solo dev
- A person who builds software mostly by themselves.
- developers
- Developers are people who build software, apps, or websites.
- ChatGPT Pro
- A paid version of ChatGPT from OpenAI.
- super app
- One app that combines many tools and services in the same place.
- revenue
- Revenue is the money a business earns before taking out costs.