OpenAI may be working on the next X(Twitter) competitor
Rather than text though, the plan is to focus on images
OpenAI is cooking up something new—and it’s not just another AI model. According to recent reports from Reuters and The Verge, the company is quietly testing a prototype for a social media platform that looks a lot like Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter). But the twist is, it’s centered around ChatGPT’s image generation.
Oyinebiladou Omemu
Think of it like a social feed where users can scroll through AI-generated images, maybe even create and share their own, all while interacting in real time. It’s still early days, but insiders say the goal is to make ChatGPT more than just a chatbot—it could become a creative social hub.
This move puts OpenAI in direct competition with tech giants like X and Meta's Threads, both of which already have a major leg up when it comes to user-generated content. Real-time data from users is gold for training large AI models. Meta uses Facebook and Instagram content to power Llama, and Musk’s X fuels Grok with public posts. With this new platform, OpenAI might be carving out its own data stream to enhance future models, while giving users a more interactive playground for creativity. And with the recent addition of image generation to the ChatGPT itself, this would be a very good way to harness it.
Louis Eriakha
CEO Sam Altman has reportedly been seeking feedback from outsiders, hinting that this isn’t just a side project. Whether OpenAI launches this as a standalone app or bakes it into ChatGPT remains to be seen, but either way, it signals a shift. It's almost like OpenAI is all about building community now and perhaps even taking a jab at old rivals.
Considering Musk teased about buying OpenAI’s nonprofit parent for $97.4 billion earlier this year—and got turned down with a cheeky “we’ll buy Twitter instead” response—the timing of this social media experiment feels extra spicy. Let’s just say, the AI race just got a lot more personal.
Emmanuel Oyedeji
