Proposal: OpenAI Should Develop a Slack-like Collaboration Platform
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Summary
The article is a response to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's invitation for suggestions on what to build next. The author argues that OpenAI should build a Slack-like collaboration platform, positioning it as a logical progression for ChatGPT in enterprise applications. The proposal is framed as fitting Altman's stated criteria: it's a challenging project that would be significant if successful, difficult for others without OpenAI's resources to accomplish, and would be well-received by the tech community. The article presents this as a natural evolution of ChatGPT's capabilities into workplace collaboration tools.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledtell us what we should build, we'll probably build it!
he thinks of himself as having made a career out of doing things people think are hard, but would be a big deal if it came true
You Should Build Slack. It fits your criteria: it is hard for anyone else without the clout of OpenAI to pull off
it will be very well received by the tech community, and it is an obvious progression of ChatGPT for both your Enterprise
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