Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI is developing an internal alternative to the technology giant's popular GitHub code repository, The Information reported Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the project.

The move follows a rise in outages in recent months that took GitHub offline, affecting engineers, according to the report.

The project by the parent of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is in early stages and is not expected to be completed for months, the news outlet reported, citing the unnamed source.

Microsoft has invested billions into OpenAI.

OpenAI, Microsoft, and GitHub didn't immediately respond to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

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