04-15-2025, 11:35 PM
OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MmZkNjMtOGIzNC03NmU1LWJmMjUtMDBhNDRmMDZmMWZi.jpg"></p><p><p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MmZkNjMtOGIzNC03NmU1LWJmMjUtMDBhNDRmMDZmMWZi.jpg" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"></p><p>Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.<p>Citing anonymous sources, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.theverge.com/openai/648130/openai-social-network-x-competitor" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">The Verge</a> reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing an “X-like social network” that combines ChatGPT’s image generation tools and a social feed, presumably to allow users to share their AI-generated pictures with a broader audience. </p><p>It’s unclear whether OpenAI will spin out a new social media platform or roll the features into ChatGPT, the sources said.</p><p>OpenAI has become one of the most powerful technology companies in the world following the <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-readying-capacity-openai-gpt-4-5-gpt-5-models" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">overwhelming success of its ChatGPT models</a>. Its first-mover advantage in the AI race allowed it to <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://openai.com/index/march-funding-updates/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">raise</a> $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation in a funding deal that was spearheaded by SoftBank Group.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01963a83-67a1-798a-ad04-85e50f04c055" title="" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>ChatGPT has 400 million weekly active users as of February 2025 — up from 50 million at the beginning of 2023. Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.demandsage.com/chatgpt-statistics/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://www.demandsage.com/chatgpt-statistics/"><em>Demandsage </em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>A pivot into social media — a natural landing spot for an AI company whose tools can be used for content creation and building chatbots for specialized tasks — would up the ante in the ongoing battle between former colleagues Sam Altman and Elon Musk. </p><p><em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/open-ai-plans-release-first-open-language-model-since" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"><em><strong>OpenAI to release its first ‘open’ language model since GPT-2 in 2019</strong></em></a></p><h2>Musk and Altman: A complicated history</h2><p>The rivalry between the two entrepreneurs stems from OpenAI’s commercialization efforts and Altman’s alleged abandonment of the startup’s founding mission as a nonprofit. </p><p>Musk and a group of investors reportedly tabled <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-sam-altman-rejects-elon-musk-takeover-offer" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">a $97.4 billion buyout offer for OpenAI</a> in February, but the proposed deal was apparently rejected by Altman, who took to social media to say “no thank you.”</p><p>Altman did, however, express interest in buying X for $9.74 billion, or one-tenth of the proposed OpenAI buyout bid. The curt response may or may not have been genuine. </p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01963a83-6ab4-78cb-a394-5dbc897cbb25" title="" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?lang=en" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?lang=en"><em>Sam Altman</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>Musk <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889062013109703009" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">responded</a> to Altman’s post by calling him a “swindler.”</p><p>Musk acquired X, formerly Twitter, in a $44 billion deal in 2022. The platform remains a hotbed for social media engagement across the cryptocurrency industry. </p><p>On March 7, US President Donald Trump used X to deliver welcoming remarks for the “first-ever White House Digital Asset Summit” in Washington, DC. </p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01963a83-6f5d-74c8-b3c5-801390afbfb1" title="" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/POTUS/status/1898162648962756970" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://x.com/POTUS/status/1898162648962756970"><em>POTUS</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p><em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/3-reasons-ethereum-could-soon-turn-a-corner-infinex-kain-warwick-x-hall-of-flame/" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/3-reasons-ethereum-could-soon-turn-a-corner-infinex-kain-warwick-x-hall-of-flame/"><em><strong>3 reasons Ethereum could turn a corner: Kain Warwick, X Hall of Flame</strong></em></a></p><template data-name="subscription_form" data-type="crypto_biz" label="Subscription Form: Crypto Biz Newsletter"></template></p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MmZkNjMtOGIzNC03NmU1LWJmMjUtMDBhNDRmMDZmMWZi.jpg"></p><p><p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MmZkNjMtOGIzNC03NmU1LWJmMjUtMDBhNDRmMDZmMWZi.jpg" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"></p><p>Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.<p>Citing anonymous sources, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.theverge.com/openai/648130/openai-social-network-x-competitor" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">The Verge</a> reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing an “X-like social network” that combines ChatGPT’s image generation tools and a social feed, presumably to allow users to share their AI-generated pictures with a broader audience. </p><p>It’s unclear whether OpenAI will spin out a new social media platform or roll the features into ChatGPT, the sources said.</p><p>OpenAI has become one of the most powerful technology companies in the world following the <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-readying-capacity-openai-gpt-4-5-gpt-5-models" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">overwhelming success of its ChatGPT models</a>. Its first-mover advantage in the AI race allowed it to <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://openai.com/index/march-funding-updates/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">raise</a> $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation in a funding deal that was spearheaded by SoftBank Group.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01963a83-67a1-798a-ad04-85e50f04c055" title="" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>ChatGPT has 400 million weekly active users as of February 2025 — up from 50 million at the beginning of 2023. Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.demandsage.com/chatgpt-statistics/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://www.demandsage.com/chatgpt-statistics/"><em>Demandsage </em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>A pivot into social media — a natural landing spot for an AI company whose tools can be used for content creation and building chatbots for specialized tasks — would up the ante in the ongoing battle between former colleagues Sam Altman and Elon Musk. </p><p><em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/open-ai-plans-release-first-open-language-model-since" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"><em><strong>OpenAI to release its first ‘open’ language model since GPT-2 in 2019</strong></em></a></p><h2>Musk and Altman: A complicated history</h2><p>The rivalry between the two entrepreneurs stems from OpenAI’s commercialization efforts and Altman’s alleged abandonment of the startup’s founding mission as a nonprofit. </p><p>Musk and a group of investors reportedly tabled <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-sam-altman-rejects-elon-musk-takeover-offer" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">a $97.4 billion buyout offer for OpenAI</a> in February, but the proposed deal was apparently rejected by Altman, who took to social media to say “no thank you.”</p><p>Altman did, however, express interest in buying X for $9.74 billion, or one-tenth of the proposed OpenAI buyout bid. The curt response may or may not have been genuine. </p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01963a83-6ab4-78cb-a394-5dbc897cbb25" title="" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?lang=en" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?lang=en"><em>Sam Altman</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>Musk <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889062013109703009" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">responded</a> to Altman’s post by calling him a “swindler.”</p><p>Musk acquired X, formerly Twitter, in a $44 billion deal in 2022. The platform remains a hotbed for social media engagement across the cryptocurrency industry. </p><p>On March 7, US President Donald Trump used X to deliver welcoming remarks for the “first-ever White House Digital Asset Summit” in Washington, DC. </p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/01963a83-6f5d-74c8-b3c5-801390afbfb1" title="" alt="OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/POTUS/status/1898162648962756970" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://x.com/POTUS/status/1898162648962756970"><em>POTUS</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p><em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/3-reasons-ethereum-could-soon-turn-a-corner-infinex-kain-warwick-x-hall-of-flame/" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/3-reasons-ethereum-could-soon-turn-a-corner-infinex-kain-warwick-x-hall-of-flame/"><em><strong>3 reasons Ethereum could turn a corner: Kain Warwick, X Hall of Flame</strong></em></a></p><template data-name="subscription_form" data-type="crypto_biz" label="Subscription Form: Crypto Biz Newsletter"></template></p>
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