OpenAI Hires New Head of App Platform to Turn ChatGPT Into an Operating System
Dec 16, 2025 - 13:00
OpenAI wants to push ChatGPT beyond an app and turn it into a full operating system. The company’s new Head of App Platform, Glen Coates, has confirmed this direction, pointing to ChatGPT’s growing role as an interface that connects apps, agents and services. With hardware plans already in motion, OpenAI appears to be laying the groundwork for an AI-first operating system.