OpenAI appointed former Google DeepMind engineer Thibault Sottiaux as head of core products. Sottiaux will lead a major overhaul of ChatGPT by merging it with the Codex AI coding tool.
The initiative aims to create a unified super app that functions as a personalized AI agent. This strategic shift consolidates product offerings, including the Atlas browser, into a single desktop platform.
OpenAI is focusing resources on this platform to compete with rivals like Anthropic. The move aims to drive enterprise revenue ahead of a potential IPO. The company reportedly shut down several standalone products to support this consolidation.