ChatGPT maker hosts first big tech showcase amid growing competition

More than 900 software developers and other attendees showed up on Monday to the inaugural developer conference for the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, embracing a Silicon Valley tradition for technology showcases that Apple helped pioneer decades ago.

The path to OpenAI’s debut DevDay has been an unusual one. Founded as a non-profit research institute in 2015, it catapulted to worldwide fame just under a year ago with the release of a chatbot that’s sparked excitement, fear and a push for international safeguards to guide AI’s rapid advancement.