OpenAI's latest features take direct aim at the app store model
OpenAI is building out the pieces of an alternative to the traditional app store model, turning ChatGPT into a place where software can be discovered and used by people and AI agents alike.
TL;DR
- OpenAI's Dev Day announcements point to a strategy aimed at disrupting the traditional app store model.
- ChatGPT is being transformed into a platform for discovering, launching, and using software by both people and AI agents.
- Users can now bring their ChatGPT identity and AI allowance to third-party applications.
- ChatGPT will suggest relevant apps within conversations to help users complete tasks.
- An expanded plugin architecture allows developers to build interactive panels within ChatGPT.
- Developers can create AI-native versions of their apps for distribution through ChatGPT.
- The 'Sign in with ChatGPT' feature allows users to carry over their AI allowance.
- Autonomous AI agents, called Dots, can navigate the web and execute tasks using connected apps.
- Dots operate with their own cloud infrastructure and browsers, capable of connecting to over 4,000 apps.
- OpenAI introduced an enterprise app marketplace with over 30 launch partners.
- The company is focusing on discovery, distribution, and interface elements to counter the app store model, without announcing a revenue-sharing system.