OpenAI Engineer Thibault Sottiaux Leads ChatGPT Super App Transformation
Original: Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
Why This Matters
OpenAI's super app strategy could determine its competitive position in AI market
Thibault Sottiaux was appointed head of core products at OpenAI, overseeing ChatGPT's transformation into a 'super app' - a personalized AI agent handling personal and professional tasks. OpenAI shuttered standalone products like Sora to focus on this unified platform with nearly a billion weekly users.
OpenAI appointed Thibault Sottiaux as head of core products to lead ChatGPT's transformation into a comprehensive 'super app.' The former Google DeepMind engineer, who helped build Codex into one of OpenAI's fastest-growing revenue streams, now reports directly to Greg Brockman while CEO Fidji Simo is on medical leave. OpenAI has consolidated resources by shuttering standalone products including video app Sora to focus on this unified platform. Sottiaux describes the goal as building the 'world's best personal agent that deeply understands what humans care about,' making ChatGPT 'delightfully proactive.' The super app represents OpenAI's major bet to revitalize growth ahead of its IPO and compete against Google and Anthropic.