ChatGPT maker wants to be the App Store for AI as safety concerns grow

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference on Sep 29, 2026, in San Francisco. (Photo: AP/Jeff Chiu)

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SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI on Tuesday (Sep 29) launched a less expensive artificial intelligence (AI) model and tools that run continuously, as it aims to reposition ChatGPT as an app store for AI.

Other companies, such as Adobe, will be able to offer their software directly within ChatGPT, which is now used weekly by 1.2 billion people. ChatGPT users will also be able to access their subscriptions in other apps.

"We want to help people discover what you build and connect you with new customers," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told around 2,500 developers from around the world who gathered on the shores of the San Francisco Bay for the company's annual conference.

During his keynote speech, the 41-year-old executive made no mention of multiple security incidents that forced OpenAI to once again suspend development of some models on Friday, after one of its agents gained unauthorised access to the internet.

Altman told reporters that "it is going to take us some time to figure out how to make sure that alignment, monitoring, safety, security stay well ahead of capabilities".

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