Amid the ongoing public fallout between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, a fresh report by The Verge suggests that OpenAI is developing a prototype for a social media platform akin to Musk’s X (formerly Twitter).

The report, citing sources familiar with the matter, indicates that OpenAI’s prototype is currently in internal testing and is primarily built around ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities. It remains unclear whether the potential platform will be integrated into ChatGPT or released as a separate product.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly been discreetly seeking external feedback on the project, which is still in its early stages. The development comes amid heightened friction between Altman and Musk, who is suing OpenAI over its alleged deviation from its founding mission of open-source AI development.

While OpenAI has not officially confirmed the existence of the social platform, the timing and nature of the project have sparked speculation about a direct challenge to Musk's X. The prospective network could leverage ChatGPT's AI tools, including real-time content generation, moderation, and interaction, to offer a new model of AI-driven social networking.