> act more like a platform

As of 19 hours into the post, this is the only comment that explains what's actually behind this sort of program.

Precursor thinking from Altman (mentions YC): https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interview-with-openai-ceo-sa...

This is how it begins. You make sure you're under the hood of everything. Everyone is "building on" you. You see all the action.

While this can be how it ends: https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/19/twitter-officially-bans-th...

But not always. For an example that ended differently, Amazon opened to third party sellers, on the side, earlier than people might remember, 1999: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazoncom-in-a-bazaar-move/

And how that went: https://theconversation.com/amazon-is-no-longer-a-retail-sit...

This is how you put Multivac to work, and profit.

This is like creating filters for Instagram but for AI. I am all for it. Let million flowers bloom.