OpenAI reportedly building AI-first social media platform

According to The Verge, OpenAI is developing an AI-powered social media platform that could rival Elon Musk’s X. Spearheaded by ex-TikTok and Snap product designer Johnny Lu, the project appears to be in early stages, but is described as a more “public network” alternative to ChatGPT’s current interface. The move may be aimed at expanding user interaction and data collection, while also countering Musk’s xAI efforts. The new platform could integrate ChatGPT’s generative features into a social context—signaling OpenAI’s ambition to shape not just AI tools, but also the way people connect and communicate.