OpenAI has pushed back the launch of its GPT Store to the following year, as communicated in an email sent to individuals who enrolled in its GPT Builder program.
The message from OpenAI explained that unforeseen circumstances have demanded their attention, resulting in the delay of the GPT Store's release. The Verge reported on this development.
In the email, OpenAI disclosed its new plan to introduce the GPT Store early in the upcoming year, a shift from the initially anticipated December launch.
"We are now planning to launch the GPT Store early next year. While we had expected to release it this month, a few unexpected things have been keeping us busy," OpenAI conveyed in the email.
Despite the delay, OpenAI assured users that ongoing work on the store would be accompanied by enhancements to ChatGPT.
In recent weeks, OpenAI has navigated several significant events, including the removal and subsequent reinstatement of Sam Altman, a notable internal uprising, the appointment of a new CEO, and Altman's ultimate return to the helm.
The latest development reveals Altman's official return as CEO after a tumultuous episode last month, during which Microsoft secured a non-voting observer position on the company's board.
Notably, Microsoft holds a substantial 49 percent stake in the for-profit entity of OpenAI, governed by the nonprofit board.
The GPT Store is poised to serve as a marketplace where users of OpenAI's GPT builders can both market and share the GPTs they have generated.
(With Agency Inputs)
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