OpenAI pushes GPT Store rollout to 2024
OpenAI just delayed the launch of its GPT Store until next year after a chaotic couple of weeks dealing with Sam Altman's ouster and reinstatement. The marketplace will allow users to share and monetize custom chatbots, but the company says unexpected events kept it busy. In the meantime, OpenAI has rolled out a few usability updates to the custom GPT builder.
A wild month forces a delay
OpenAI has officially pushed back the launch of its GPT Store to next year, citing the recent boardroom chaos in an email sent to GPT Builder users.
In the email, the company admitted that “unexpected things have been keeping us busy.” That is quite an understatement, considering the past few weeks saw CEO Sam Altman fired, hundreds of employees threatening mutiny, senior execs staging an exodus, and Altman ultimately winning his job back.
The store was originally promised for late November at DevDay, then slipped to December, and is now delayed once more.
OpenAI noted that while the marketplace is on hold, users can still expect updates to ChatGPT, alongside recent tweaks to custom GPT features. When it does launch, the store is supposed to let builders share and monetize their custom bots based on how much they are used.
Why it matters
The delay is definitely a buzzkill for creators hoping to cash in on the custom GPT gold rush, but it is easily the smartest move OpenAI could make right now.
Rushing out an app marketplace immediately after surviving an existential corporate crisis would have been reckless. Pushing the rollout gives the team breathing room to sort out monetization tiers, content moderation, and spam prevention, instead of launching a chaotic storefront that burns developer trust right out of the gate.
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