According to Caiguan News, citing informed sources, OpenAI is secretly developing a brand-new social networking platform. The project aims to completely solve the long-standing issue of "robot accounts" in the industry through biometric technology, thereby further expanding the market influence of ChatGPT and Sora.

Core Strategy: Eliminate "Robots"

Different from platforms like X (formerly Twitter), which are plagued by fake accounts, OpenAI's goal is to create a clean social environment that is exclusively for real people:

Challenging Musk: Although Musk has carried out large-scale cleanup efforts after acquiring X (deleting approximately 1.7 million robot accounts in 2025 alone), the results have been limited.

Background of the Dead Internet Theory: Altman once pointed out that the current internet is flooded with non-human activities, and OpenAI is trying to break this deadlock through hardware-level verification.

Technical Measures: Biometric Verification

Currently, the project is being handled by a small team of less than 10 people, with the core research focusing on identity verification:

Face ID: Considering the integration of Apple's Face ID verification

World Orb Iris Scanning: It may use the Orb iris scanner operated by Tools for Humanity. Notably, this company was founded by Altman, and its biometric data is unique and unchangeable.

Potential Challenges and Privacy Risks

Although biometrics can effectively block AI robots, the privacy security involved has raised widespread concerns. Privacy advocates warn that the leakage of iris information could lead to irreversible negative consequences. In addition, OpenAI will also face direct competition from established social media giants such as Instagram and TikTok.

The project is still in the early development stage. If successfully implemented, it may become the first true "human habitat" in the AI era.