April 15, 2025 OpenAI is in the early stages of building a new social media platform, with internal teams quietly exploring how its AI could transform how people engage online. If launched, the platform would compete with X (formerly Twitter), offering an alternative grounded in fact-checked, moderated, and curated content.
Multiple outlets including The Verge, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and Bloomberg report that OpenAI has assigned a small team to prototype a social network that leverages its ChatGPT technology. The goal: a healthier digital public square powered by AI tools for content moderation, discourse ranking, and misinformation detection.
Business Insider notes the company has already tested ChatGPT in roles such as newsfeed generation and automated fact-checking. *Axios* confirms experiments with AI-enhanced discussion feeds, though insiders say there’s internal debate about whether OpenAI should enter the media space at all.
Frustration with existing social media—especially around disinformation and polarizing discourse—appears to be a driving force. Bloomberg reports that OpenAI leadership, including CEO Sam Altman, have expressed discontent with the state of online conversation and see this as an opportunity to use their technology for positive public impact.
The effort remains early-stage, with no confirmed launch timeline. Sources stress that a public platform is not guaranteed and that the company is weighing ethical and strategic implications.
If OpenAI moves forward, it could reshape expectations for social media, especially around moderation and trust. But entering this space also brings risk—from content liability and user privacy to political backlash. The next moves will determine whether OpenAI truly intends to shift from building tools to hosting the conversation itself.
