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Open source veteran Max Stoiber on building ChatGPT's plugin platform

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Changelog ·

Max Stoiber, creator of react-boilerplate and styled-components, now works on ChatGPT's plugin directory at OpenAI. He discusses his open source projects, the acquisition of his startup Stellate, and why ChatGPT apps represent a new software surface. The conversation covers the evolution from open source hits to building on AI platforms.

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Stoiber's journey from open source fame to working on OpenAI's plugin ecosystem highlights how AI platforms are becoming the new distribution layer for developers.
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