OpenAI Delays GPT Store Launch to Early 2024 Amid Leadership Turmoil
OpenAI pushes back the release of its custom bot marketplace to early next year, citing unexpected busyness following the recent CEO ouster and reinstatement.
OpenAI delays the launch of its highly anticipated GPT Store until early 2024. The company originally announces the marketplace at its first developer conference in early November with plans for a release later that same month.
The sudden delay comes as a direct result of the recent leadership shakeup at OpenAI. In an email to GPT Builder users, the company humorously notes that a few things keep them "unexpectedly busy," referencing the surprising ouster and subsequent reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman.
Despite the setback, OpenAI continues to refine its custom AI bots based on user feedback and promises upcoming updates to ChatGPT. The organization currently focuses on reorganizing its executive team, with Sam Altman back as CEO and a newly formed initial board that includes a non-voting observer from Microsoft.