OpenAI takes on Microsoft and Google with office productivity push
OpenAI unveiled its long-rumored productivity software suite Tuesday with the launch of Pages, a collaborative document editor for ChatGPT. A slides app is also on the way, the company announced at its DevDay event . The Pages app is accessed via a new Space tab, which OpenAI describes as a “new home for your team to collaborate with AI to get work done.” Users can store documents and other…
OpenAI has launched its long-awaited productivity software suite, featuring a collaborative document editor called Pages and a slides app, as part of its ChatGPT platform. The new Space tab serves as a centralized hub for teams to collaborate on work using AI, allowing users to store documents, create and share pages, slides, and spreadsheet documents.
This move puts OpenAI directly in competition with established office productivity software providers like Microsoft, Google, and Notion, as it attempts to transition from an individual AI assistant to a more user-centric environment focused on everyday workloads. OpenAI's Pages app employs a streamlined interface similar to Notion, with blocks for organizing content and a floating toolbar for formatting options.
The embedded AI assistant can generate text, images, and interactive visualizations, and multiple users can collaborate on a single document. OpenAI aims to make its AI assistant more "sticky" and generate more revenue through its productivity tools, but analysts suggest that it may be challenging to displace entrenched users of Microsoft and Google Workspace.
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