The company has faced leadership turmoil recently, with CEO Sam Altman being removed and then reinstated within a week. It was reported that one of the issues leading to Altman's ouster was his plan to open the OpenAI app store. Despite this, OpenAI's ChatGPT has seen success, with its mobile app being downloaded over 110 million times and generating $28.6 million in global consumer spending within the first six months of its launch.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has delayed the opening of its custom GPT store until early 2024, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
- The company attributed the delay to its ongoing efforts to improve the GPTs.
- Two million developers are already working with OpenAI’s products, and the company has plans to share revenues with the most popular creators.
- OpenAI's ChatGPT mobile app has been downloaded more than 110 million times and generated $28.6 million in global consumer spending in the first six months since its launch.