OpenAI is building its own social network to rival Elon Musk’s X

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OpenAI is developing a social network platform similar to Elon Musk’s X, centered around ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities.
The social platform would help OpenAI collect real-time data for AI training, positioning it as a competitor to Meta and X.

OpenAI’s cooking up its own social network, kind of like Elon Musk’s X, The Verge reported Tuesday, citing multiple sources familiar with the development. Sources added that the prototype already has a feed built around ChatGPT’s image-gen features.

CEO Sam Altman has been seeking external feedback on the project, though it remains uncertain whether the social network will launch as a standalone app or integrate into ChatGPT, which topped global app downloads last month.

The potential launch follows recent tensions between Altman and Elon Musk. After Musk’s $97.4 billion unsolicited offer to buy OpenAI in February, Altman responded: “No thank you, but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”

The move also positions OpenAI in direct competition with Meta, which is reportedly developing a social feed for its upcoming AI assistant app.

When news of Meta’s ChatGPT competitor emerged, Altman posted on X: “OK, maybe we’ll do a social app.”

A social platform would provide OpenAI with its own real-time data for AI model training, similar to how X powers Musk’s Grok and Meta uses its user data to train Llama.

“The Grok integration with X has made everyone jealous,” said a source from another major AI lab. “Especially how people create viral tweets by getting it to say something stupid.”

While the project remains in early stages, its development indicates OpenAI’s expansion plans amid high growth expectations.

This is a developing story.