ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition

The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT has invited hundreds of software developers to its first developer conference Monday in San Francisco. In doing so, it's embracing a Silicon Valley tradition for technology showcases that Apple helped pioneer decades ago. But the path to OpenAI’s debut DevDay has been an unusual one. Founded as a nonprofit 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.