"When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 as the head of ChatGPT, he was tasked with commercializing the company's research. He has made great strides toward that goal, growing the product to 800 million weekly active users. Now, Turley wants to take an even bigger swing: transforming ChatGPT into a new type of operating system full of third-party apps. I sat down with Turley this week on the outskirts of San Francisco's Fort Mason,"
"To turn ChatGPT into an operating system, Turley tells me he's drawing inspiration from web browsers. Over the last decade, browsers have emerged as a new kind of operating system - not in the literal sense like MacOS or Windows, but because they've become the main place people work on computers thanks to a variety of web applications. Turley sees ChatGPT evolving in a similar way: a platform that could change how people interact with software."
"OpenAI is reportedly developing a browser too. Turley doesn't confirm or deny this, but he does say browsers are "really interesting." The company is also working with Jony Ive and a team of longtime Apple designers on a family of hardware devices. Given these efforts, it's easy to see how a ChatGPT operating system full of apps could become a central component of OpenAI's consumer ecosystem."
Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 to commercialize research and grew ChatGPT to 800 million weekly active users. Turley aims to transform ChatGPT into an operating-system-like platform that hosts third-party apps and changes how people interact with software. The approach draws inspiration from web browsers, which have become primary work environments through web applications. OpenAI is reportedly developing a browser and collaborating with Jony Ive and longtime Apple designers on hardware devices. OpenAI previously launched plugins and the GPT Store in 2023 with limited uptake, and the company now plans a refined strategy. Integrating apps like Expedia, DoorDash, and Uber could make ChatGPT an e-commerce destination that facilitates transactions.
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