OpenAI is building a social network

Re:OpenAI is building a social network by frabona on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @06:35PM (#43699252)

Feels like a natural next step, honestly. If they already have users generating tons of content via ChatGPT, hosting it natively and adding light social features might just be a way to keep people engaged and coming back. Not sure if it's meant to compete with Twitter/Instagram, or just quietly become another daily habit for users

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Re:OpenAI is building a social network by pclmulqdq on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:30PM (#43700053)

This would be a natural step if it were 2010. In 2025, it sounds like a lack of imagination to me.

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Re:OpenAI is building a social network by 9rx on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @12:24PM (#43707286)

Perhaps, but currently OpenAI is stuck sharecropping with existing social networks – producing the content but not deriving the value. It is hard to move grander visions forward when you don't own the land.

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Re:OpenAI is building a social network by rnotaro on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @08:41AM (#43704708)

FYI there's already an (early) social feed in OpenAI Sora.

https://sora.com/explore?type=videos

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