OpenAI builds development platform as an alternative to GitHub

"The decision to build its own code platform came after a series of service interruptions at GitHub. These disruptions temporarily made the platform unavailable to OpenAI engineers. This prompted the company to develop its own alternative."

"The project is still in its early stages and, according to The Information, is still months away from completion. Employees working on the platform are said to have considered making the code repository available to OpenAI's customer base."

"Having its own code platform is a direct attack on GitHub, which Microsoft owns. Microsoft, in turn, has invested billions in OpenAI. OpenAI previously aligned itself more closely with the GitHub environment."

OpenAI is building an internal code-hosting platform in response to GitHub service disruptions that affected its engineers. The project remains in early stages and is months away from completion. OpenAI employees are considering making the platform available to the company's customer base. This initiative represents a direct competitive challenge to GitHub, owned by Microsoft, despite Microsoft's substantial investments in OpenAI and the companies' previous alignment. OpenAI recently integrated Codex into IDEs and GitHub to provide developers with AI-powered programming tools. The company's current valuation stands at $840 billion following a recent financing round.

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