Overview
- Windows Central, citing The Information, reports that OpenAI is working on a code-hosting platform to rival Microsoft-owned GitHub.
- Sources described the effort as early in development and likely months away from broader availability.
- Engineers’ experiences with recent GitHub service disruptions reportedly prompted the push to build an alternative.
- Employees involved have considered offering the repository as a paid product for OpenAI customers.
- The prospective launch would place OpenAI in direct competition with a core Microsoft asset despite the companies’ close partnership.