OpenAI Pivots to Coding Agents as Meta and Google Claim Consumer AI
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-30
Riffing on Ben Thompson's label of OpenAI as the "accidental consumer AI company," a commenter traces the arc: ChatGPT was awesome and still is, but its agents and voice assistants never took off, and the company pivoted to coding agents.
In a different world, he argues, OpenAI could have spun off the consumer AI company for a separate IPO or a multibillion-dollar acquisition — instead, Meta and Google will now do consumer AI "as G-d intended." The thread captures ongoing debate about OpenAI's business model and positioning.
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