OpenAI, the Sam Altman-led startup, has announced that it is “exploring ways for users to sign into third-party apps” using their ChatGPT account. The company also said that it is looking for developers who want to use this feature in their apps.
Last month, according to Google’s data shown in court, ChatGPT had somewhere around 600 million monthly active users. With the AI chatbot now becoming one of the most popular consumer applications in the world, OpenAI seems to be trying its hand in other areas like online shopping, social media and is even reportedly working on a hardware product with iPhone designer Jony Ive.
A few weeks ago, OpenAI shared a preview of what the “Sign in with ChatGPT” feature would look like to developers working on Codex CLI, an open-source AI coding tool designed for terminals. The functionality allowed developers to connect their ChatGPT Free, Plus and Pro account users to connect to their API accounts, with OpenAI offering $5 to Plus and $50 to Pro users in API credits.
OpenAI showed a glimpse of the feature to Codex CLI users. (Image Source: Nick Dobos/X)
By letting users sign in to other services using their ChatGPT credentials, OpenAI may be aiming to compete with the likes of Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple. In the developer interest form, the Sam Altman-led startup is reportedly asking companies to share information about their user base. As it turns out, OpenAI seems to be interested in organisations that have fewer than 1,000 weekly users to more than 100 million weekly users. It also asks developers how they want to charge for AI features and if they are already using the OpenAI API to integrate AI.
Back in 2023, CEO Sam Altman had said that they were thinking of rolling out a “sign in with OpenAI” functionality sometime in 2024, but that did not happen. But now, it looks like the AI startup is seriously working on rolling out the new feature. However, it is still unclear if and when the “sign in with ChatGPT” option will go live or how many companies are a part of it.
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